営えい繕ぜん

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営繕する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	営えい繕ぜんする	営えい繕ぜんしない
Polite	営えい繕ぜんします	営えい繕ぜんしません
Past polite	営えい繕ぜんしました	営えい繕ぜんしませんでした
Past	営えい繕ぜんした	営えい繕ぜんしなかった
Te-form	営えい繕ぜんして	営えい繕ぜんしないで
Desire	営えい繕ぜんしたい	営えい繕ぜんしたくない
Potential	営えい繕ぜんできる	営えい繕ぜんできない
Passive	営えい繕ぜんされる	営えい繕ぜんされない
Causative	営えい繕ぜんさせる	営えい繕ぜんさせない
Causative passive	営えい繕ぜんさせられる	営えい繕ぜんさせられない
Volitional	営えい繕ぜんしよう
Polite volitional	営えい繕ぜんしましょう
Imperative	営えい繕ぜんしろ	営えい繕ぜんするな
Conditional	営えい繕ぜんすれば	営えい繕ぜんしなければ
Tara conditional	営えい繕ぜんしたら	営えい繕ぜんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

maintenance and repair; upkeep (of buildings/facilities)

Primarily used for the maintenance, repair, and upkeep of buildings, facilities, and large equipment. Often appears in official or technical contexts such as 営繕課 (maintenance section).

市し役やく所しょの営えい繕ぜん課かが学がっ校こうの修しゅう理りを担たん当とうしている。
The city hall's maintenance section is in charge of school repairs.
老ろう朽きゅう化かした庁ちょう舎しゃを営えい繕ぜんする計けい画かくが進すすんでいる。
A plan to maintain and repair the aging government building is underway.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉を営えい繕ぜんするto carry out maintenance/repair work on a place or building
市しは古ふるい庁ちょう舎しゃを営えい繕ぜんした。
The city carried out maintenance and repairs on the old government building.
〈物もの〉の営えい繕ぜんを行おこなうto perform maintenance/repair work on something
学がっ校こうの営えい繕ぜんを行おこなう業ぎょう者しゃを探さがしている。
We're looking for a contractor to handle maintenance and repairs at the school.

Kanji

営camp, perform, build
繕darning, repair, mend

Related words

修しゅう繕ぜんN2
修繕 focuses on repairing something specific that is broken or worn, while 営繕 covers the broader ongoing maintenance and upkeep of buildings and facilities.
保ほ守しゅN1
保守 is general maintenance used for machinery or systems to keep them running, while 営繕 is specifically about buildings and facilities.
補ほ修しゅう
補修 refers to smaller-scale patching or touch-up repairs, whereas 営繕 is the broader official term for facility upkeep and repair work.
改かい修しゅうN1
改修 implies larger-scale renovation or structural repair, while 営繕 also covers routine, smaller maintenance tasks.

Etymology

Compound of 営 (manage, operate) and 繕 (repair, mend). The combination conveys the idea of managing and maintaining buildings or facilities through repair and upkeep.