“To mend” in Japanese
Short answer
To mend in Japanese is “繕う” (zukurou). Full meaning: 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.
Other ways to say “To mend” in Japanese
直す
naosu to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits); to change, to alter, to convert, to translate; to put back,
縢る
kagaru to stitch, to hem, to mend, to sew up, to darn
繕える
tsukuroeru 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
づくろう
zukurou 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
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
つくろえる
tsukuroeru 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
継ぐ
tsugu to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow; to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire), to replenish with, to feed with, to follow up with (e.g. remarks), to gather (one's breath)
療す
naosu to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits); to change, to alter, to convert, to translate; to put back,
直せる
naoseru to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits); to change, to alter, to convert, to translate; to put back,
繕ふ
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
なおせる
naoseru to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits); to change, to alter, to convert, to translate; to put back,
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