修理|しゅうりshuuri[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbrepair; mending; fixing; servicing
   その車くるまは修理しゅうりする価値かちがない。↗

   The car isn't worth repairing.

• Synonym修復しゅうふくNeutralRestores damaged buildings, cultural properties or relationships to their original state, as in 「文化財を修復する」 or 「関係修復」.
• Synonym修繕しゅうぜんNeutralRepairs houses, furniture and the like; leans toward buildings, as in 「屋根を修繕する」.
• Synonym改修かいしゅうWrittenWritten word for repairing and improving buildings, roads and the like, as in 「道路改修工事」.
• Synonym手入れていれNeutralEveryday care and upkeep, as in 「庭の手入れ」; done routinely, not only once something breaks.
• Synonym補修ほしゅうNeutralPatches or repairs damaged parts, as in 「道路の補修」; mostly used for construction work.
• SynonymリペアNeutralLoanword for repair, used mostly for clothing, leather goods and instruments, as in 「リペアショップ」.
• Related復元ふくげんNeutralReturns something to its original state or position, as in 「データを復元する」; it does not necessarily involve fixing a broken part.
• Related修正しゅうせいNeutralCorrects mistakes or makes adjustments, as in 「文章を修正する」; what gets fixed is mostly text or data.
• Related改造かいぞうNeutralRemodels or modifies something, as in 「車を改造する」; the aim is to change it, not to repair it.
• Related直しなおしNeutralColloquial noun for corrections or mending, as in 「服の直し」.
• RelatedリニューアルNeutralLoanword for renewing or renovating, as in 「店舗リニューアル」.
• Related復旧ふっきゅうNeutralBrings a stopped service or facility back into operation, as in 「電気が復旧する」.
• Related修築しゅうちくWrittenWritten word for repairing or renovating an existing building; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related修補しゅうほWrittenWritten word for mending or patching; rare in modern usage.
• Related繕いつくろいWrittenWritten word for sewing up torn clothes, nets and the like, as in 「靴下の繕い」 or 「網の繕い」.
• Antonym破壊はかいNeutralDestroying or wrecking something; the direct opposite of 「修理」.
• Antonym損壊そんかいWrittenWritten word for damage, as in 「建物が損壊する」; the opposite of 「修理」.

Use 「修理」 as the default for fixing broken machines and things. For houses use 「修繕」 or 「改修」; for cultural properties and relationships 「修復」; for routine upkeep 「手入れ」; for restoring services and facilities 「復旧」. 「修正」 targets text and data, 「改造」 changes rather than fixes, and 「復元」 returns something to its original state. Others are narrower or rarer: 「リペア」 and 「リニューアル」 are loanwords, 「補修」 patches damaged parts, 「繕い」 mends by sewing, and 「修築」「修補」 are written and now rare. Opposites: 「破壊」, 「損壊」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 壊こわれた部分ぶぶんに手てを入いれて再ふたたび使つかえるようにすること。