The kanji 繕 primarily means "to repair," "to mend," or "to patch." It implies fixing something that is broken, damaged, or torn, restoring it to a usable or good condition. This can apply to physical objects like clothes or a house, or more abstract concepts.

・On-yomi (音読み): セン (sen) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): つくろ(う) (tsukuro(u))

⚫︎ 繕う (tsukuro(u)) Translation: To repair; to mend; to patch. ⚫︎ 修繕 (shuuzen) Translation: Repair; mending; maintenance. ⚫︎ 繕い物 (tsukuroimono) Translation: Things to be mended; mending work.

The kanji 繕 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The semantic component is 糸 (ito), meaning "thread," which indicates the connection to sewing and repair. ⚫︎ The phonetic component is 㚘 (which is a variant of 夫 (fu)), which provides the sound element セン (sen). The combination suggests the act of using thread to repair or mend something, hence the meaning "to repair."