つぎ・継ぎ・接ぎtsugi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpatch; patching
2. nounjoin; joining
3. nounsuccessor; heir
4. noun, goconnectionusu. ツギ

• Related継ぎ切れつぎぎれNeutralSpecifically the piece of cloth used for mending; 「継ぎ」 covers both the patch itself and the act of patching.
• RelatedパッチNeutralA loanword for a patch of cloth and for software patches; for a patch on clothing, 「継ぎ」 is the more common word.
• Antonym切れ目きれめNeutralA break or cut — the place where something is severed; the opposite of the joining that 「継ぎ」 describes.
• Antonym分離ぶんりNeutralSeparating things or setting them apart; the opposite of the connecting sense of 「継ぎ」.

For a patch on clothing say 「継ぎ」, as in 「継ぎを当てる」; the cloth piece itself is 「継ぎ切れ」, and a software patch is 「パッチ」. 「切れ目」 and 「分離」 are opposites: a break or cut, and separation.

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1. 衣服いふくなどの破やぶれた部分ぶぶんにほかの布ぬのを当あてて縫ぬうこと。また、その布ぬの。