類義語対比
繕う
VS
見紛う
「繕う」と「見紛う」の違いと正しい使い分け
単語A
繕う
意味・対訳
to mend, to repair, to patch up; to smooth over, to keep up appearances
読み方
つくろう (tsukurou)
対象レベル
N2
実用例文
破れたシャツを丁寧に繕った。
I carefully mended the torn shirt.
単語B
見紛う
意味・対訳
to mistake for, to be deceived by appearances
読み方
みまがう (mimaugau)
対象レベル
N2
実用例文
本物と見紛うばかりの精巧なレプリカ。
An elaborate replica that could be mistaken for the real thing.
どっちを使う？使い分けクイズ
示された日本語表現（対訳）に合致する適切な単語を選んでください。
この文脈（to mend, to repair, to patch up; to smooth over, to keep up appearances）に合うのはどちらの単語ですか？
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- 繕う: Can refer to physical repair (e.g., clothes, nets) or metaphorical repair (e.g., relationships, reputation, maintaining composure). (例: 体裁を繕う - keep up appearances)
- 見紛う: Often used in the form 「～と見紛うばかりの」 or 「～に見紛う」 to indicate that something looks so much like something else that one might mistake it.
- 繕う: Can refer to physical repair (e.g., clothes, nets) or metaphorical repair (e.g., relationships, reputation, maintaining composure). (例: 体裁を繕う - keep up appearances)
- 見紛う: Often used in the form 「～と見紛うばかりの」 or 「～に見紛う」 to indicate that something looks so much like something else that one might mistake it.
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