# 繕 — mend; darn

繕 means “mend; darn”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: ゼン (zen). Kun'yomi: つくろ(う) (tsukurou). You'll see it in words such as 繕う (tsukurou, “to mend; to patch up”).

- Meaning: mend; darn
- On'yomi: ゼン (zen)
- Kun'yomi: つくろ(う) (tsukurou)
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Cloth & clothing 2

## How to remember 繕

Sounds like 善: both read ゼン.

Parts: 糸 thread · 善 virtuous

## Words with 繕

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 繕う | つくろう (tsukurou) | to mend; to patch up |

## Don't confuse it with

[緯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/latitude/) · [膳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meal-tray/)

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 2” set

[縫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sew/) · [羅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gauze/) · [紡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spin-thread/) · [絹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silk/) · [襟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/collar/) · [繕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mend/) · [裾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hem/) · [巾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/towel/) · [綻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burst-open/)

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