み
身
づくろ
繕
　
い

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. dressing oneself, personal grooming.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
み
身
づくろ
繕
　
い
 身繕い みづくろい
み
身
　
づ
　
く
　
ろ
　
い
 身づくろい みづくろい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

somebody, person, one's station in life
シン　み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
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)