Results, 言い繕う

いいつくろうiitsukurou Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

Kanji definition:

ゲンGENゴンGONi.uことkoto

say; word

Strokes:
7
Radical:
言訁 speech
SKIP:
2-1-6
UTF:
8a00
JIS208:
24-32
Nanori:
ときtoki
Hangul:
언 [eon]
Pinyin:
yán
Stroke order:
Example words:
言ういうiu
to say; to utter; to declare; / to name; to call; / to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
発言はつげんhatsugen
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
宣言せんげんsengen
declaration; proclamation; announcement
言葉ことばkotoba
language; dialect; / word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; / speech; (manner of) speaking; / learning to speak; language acquisition
証言しょうげんshougen
testimony; (verbal) evidence

ゼンZENつくろtsukuro.u

darning; repair; mend; trim; tidy up; adjust

Strokes:
18
Radical:
糸糹 silk, thread
SKIP:
1-6-12
UTF:
7e55
JIS208:
33-22
Hangul:
선 [seon]
Pinyin:
shàn
Stroke order:
Example words:
修繕しゅうぜんshuuzen
repair; mending
繕うつくろうtsukurou
to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn; / to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom; / to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over; / to treat (illness, injury, etc.)
営繕えいぜんeizen
maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)
修繕工しゅうぜんこうshuuzenkou
repair man
修繕工場しゅうぜんこうじょうshuuzenkoujou
repair shop

Kanji

ゲンGENゴンGONi.uことkoto

say; word

ゼンZENつくろtsukuro.u

darning; repair; mend; trim; tidy up; adjust


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