補修|ほしゅうhoshuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrepair; mending
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 補修する（ほしゅうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 補修します（ほしゅうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 補修しない（ほしゅうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 補修しません（ほしゅうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 補修せず・補修せぬ（ほしゅうせず・ほしゅうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 補修した（ほしゅうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 補修しました（ほしゅうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 補修しなかった（ほしゅうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 補修しませんでした（ほしゅうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 補修して（ほしゅうして） |
| Potential | 補修できる（ほしゅうできる） |
| Passive | 補修される（ほしゅうされる） |
| Causative | 補修させる（ほしゅうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 補修させられる（ほしゅうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 補修すれば（ほしゅうすれば） |
| tara | 補修したら（ほしゅうしたら） |
| Volitional | 補修しよう（ほしゅうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 補修しましょう（ほしゅうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 補修しろ（ほしゅうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym修復しゅうふくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Restores damaged places to their original state, also used for cultural properties and relationships (「関係修復」); 補修 just patches local damage.
- Synonym修理しゅうりNeutralNeutral. Repairing broken machines and objects so they work again, as in 「時計の修理」; 補修 focuses on patching the damaged part.
- Synonym修繕しゅうぜんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Repairing houses and equipment, as in 「屋根の修繕」; 補修 is for patching local damage.
- Synonym改修かいしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rebuilding or renovating to make something better, as in 「改修工事」; 補修 fills in damaged spots.
- SynonymリペアCasualColloquial loanword for repair and servicing, often in shop names for clothes, shoes and bags, as in 「リペアショップ」; 補修 is the general term.
- Related手入れていれNeutralNeutral. Everyday care and upkeep, as in 「庭の手入れ」; 補修 is specifically about patching damage.
- Related復元ふくげんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Restoring something to its original appearance, as in 「復元模型」; 補修 is about patching local damage.
- Related修正しゅうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Correcting mistakes or adjusting deviations; 補修 deals with physical damage.
- Related復旧ふっきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Restoring facilities or functions after a disaster or breakdown, as in 「復旧工事」 and 「電力の復旧」; 補修 is local patching.
- Related直しなおしCasualColloquial. Correcting or repairing, often used as a suffix; 補修 is about patching damaged spots.
- Related繕いつくろいCasualColloquial. Mending clothes or cloth with needle and thread; 補修 covers patching damage of all kinds.
- Antonym破壊はかいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Destroying or wrecking something; stands opposite to 補修 as destruction against repair.
- Antonym損傷そんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Damage or injury to something; the opposite of 補修, which fixes such damage.
Use 「補修」 to patch damaged parts, as in 「道路の補修工事」 and 「補修テープ」. For broken machines use 「修理」, for houses and equipment 「修繕」, for restoring the original state 「修復」. 「復旧」 restores services after a disaster, 「復元」 recreates an original form, 「改修」 improves by renovation, 「手入れ」 is routine care, 「修正」 corrects errors; 「破壊」 and 「損傷」 are antonyms.
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