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“To patch up” in Japanese

Short answer

繕う zukurou ずくろう

To patch up 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 patch up” in Japanese

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 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 取り繕う toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up 繕い tsukuroi 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 つくろっ tsukuro 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 つくろお tsukuroo 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 づくろえ zukuroe 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

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