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Japanese symbol for “mending”

Romaji: shuuri
repair; mending; fixing; servicing

In Japanese, mending is , read (shuuri).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt repair; mending; fixing; servicing

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

discipline, conduct oneself well, study
on: シュウ、シュ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
10 strokes · JLPT 2
logic, arrangement, reason
on: リ
kun: ことわり
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “mending”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうふく shuufukurestoration; repair; mending
しゅうぜん shuuzenrepair; mending
ほしゅう hoshuurepair; mending
なおし naoshimending; repair
ほてつ hotetsumending; revision; supplementation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうせい shuuseiamendment; correction; revision
けんしゅう kenshuutraining (esp. in-service); induction course
しゅうりょう shuuryoucompletion (of a course)
しゅうがくりょこう shuugakuryokouexcursion; field trip; school trip
しゅうふく shuufukurestoration; repair; mending
りゆう riyuureason; grounds; pretext
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation
むり muriunreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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