Illustration: At a family dining table, a parent sews a sturdy patch over a torn corner of a child's well-used cloth school bag. The exposed frayed edge is nearly covered, and the needle is passing through the last loose section. The bag's faded handles and scuffed base remain unchanged.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

補ほ修しゅう

hoshuu

repair, mending

Example sentences

  1. その後ご、傘かさや鍋なべの修理しゅうり、靴くつの補修ほしゅうも行商ぎょうしょうでサービスが提供ていきょうされるようになった。

    Repair services of umbrellas, pans, pots and shoes by peddlers started to be provided later.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 他たの4体たいは後世こうせいの補修ほしゅうが多おおいが、当初像とうしょぞうである。

    The other 4 have had extensive repairs, but are the original statues.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. このため絶たえず城しろの補修ほしゅうを余儀よぎなくされ、これが藩はんの財政ざいせいを逼迫ひっぱくさせる一因いちいんとなっていた。

    So the renovation of the castle was constantly required, which put a heavy burden on the clan’s finances.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 補修

  • 補supplement; compensateOnホKunおぎなう
  • 修discipline; conduct oneself wellOnシュウ・シュKunおさめる・おさまる

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