Kanji
N1 18 strokes Grade 8 freq #2195

darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

silk ito

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

repair; mending
maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)
maintenance fee (in an apartment building); maintenance charge
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
in the process of being repaired; during repairs
cost of repairs; repair costs
repair shop
repair man

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to mend; to patch up
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
springtime repairing of fences after winter damage
to put up a good front
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for
preening
mending; repair
dressing oneself; personal grooming
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front)

Example sentences

I found her mending a skirt.

I asked him to mend my shoes.

I sewed the dress with silk thread.

The monkeys are grooming each other.