18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust

Kun'yomi
  • to mend ②to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.) ③to keep up appearances ④to treat (illness, injury, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ゼン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つくろ 78.7%
ゼン 21.3%

Character Breakdown

darning, repair, mend
つくろ.う ゼン (8th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
virtuous, good, goodness
ゼン よ.い よし.とする (6th, N1)
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to mend ②to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.) ③to keep up appearances ④to treat (illness, injury, etc.)
to keep up (appearances) ②to smooth over (an error, etc.) ③to mend
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 7E55
JIS X 0208 1-33-22
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3612
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4594
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1423
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1550
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27893
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1504
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1140
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1192
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1650
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1902
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1572
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1562
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1347
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a12.2
Four corner code 2896.1
De Roo Code 2777