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[()··つくろ()·]
toritsukurou
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[とり()·つくろ()·]
toritsukurou

English Meaning(s) for 取り繕う

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to keep up (appearances)
  2. to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to palliate; to temporize; to temporise
  3. to mend; to repair; to patch up

Definition and Synonyms for 取り繕う

Mend restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Synonyms: リニューアル, 修復, 修理, 修築, 修繕, 修補, 修造, 取り繕う, 手入れ, 改修, 補修
Fixture the act of putting something in working order again
Synonyms: リペア, 修復, 修正, 修理, 修築, 修繕, 修補, 修造, 取り繕う, 復元, 復旧, 手入れ, 改修, 治す, 直し, 繕い, 繕う, 補修, 補綴

Meanings for each kanji in 取り繕う

» take; fetch; take up
» darning; repair; mend; trim; tidy up; adjust

Categories 取り繕う is a member of

Improve to make better
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Improvement the act of improving something
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 取り繕う

Conjugations for 取り繕う

masu stem
[()··つくろ()·]
toritsukuroi
Negative stem
[()··つくろ()·]
toritsukurowa
te-form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukurotte
Negative te-form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukurowanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()·]
toritsukurou
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowanai
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukurotta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowanakatta
Presumptive Form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukuroou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukuroimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukuroimasen
Past Indicative Form
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toritsukuroimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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toritsukuroimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukuroimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukuroitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukuroitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukuroitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·······]
toritsukuroitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukuroita
te-form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukuroitakute
Negative te-form
[()··つくろ()······]
toritsukuroitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukuroitaku
Provisional Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukuroitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·······]
toritsukuroitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[()··つくろ()······]
toritsukuroitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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toritsukuroitakunakattara
Objective Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukuroitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()·]
toritsukuroe
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukuroinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukuroeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukurowanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurottara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()······]
toritsukurowanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurottari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukuroeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukuroenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukuroeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukuroenakatta
masu-stem
[()··つくろ()·]
toritsukuroe
te-form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukuroete
Negative te-form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukuroenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukuroemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukuroemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukuroemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·······]
toritsukuroemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukurowarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()······]
toritsukurowarenakatta
masu stem
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukuroware
te-form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowarete
Negative te-form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukurowaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()········]
toritsukurowaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukurowasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()······]
toritsukurowasenakatta
masu stem
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukurowase
te-form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowasete
Negative te-form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukurowasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()········]
toritsukurowasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukurowasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukurowasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·······]
toritsukurowasarenakatta
masu stem
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowasare
te-form
[()··つくろ()····]
toritsukurowasarete
Negative te-form
[()··つくろ()······]
toritsukurowasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()·····]
toritsukurowasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()······]
toritsukurowasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··つくろ()······]
toritsukurowasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()·········]
toritsukurowasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukurowan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukurowazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()··]
toritsukurowanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··つくろ()···]
toritsukurowazaru

Sample Sentences for 取り繕う

She smiled to smooth things over.

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