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継ぎはぎ[つぎはぎ] (tsugihagi)

patching together

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Meaning

継ぎはぎ (つぎはぎ, tsugihagi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “patching together”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

そのホームレスは継つぎはぎだらけの服ふくを着きていた

The homeless person wore clothes covered with patches.

清潔であれば継ぎはぎだらけの衣服を着ることは少しも恥ずべきことではない.

It's nothing to be ashamed of to wear clothes full of patches so long as they are clean and tidy.

家を塗り,継ぎはぎ模様を作り上げるのに,船を塗って余ったペンキが,最初に使われたと言われています。

It is said that leftover paint from ships was first used to paint houses and make up the patchwork patterns.

本文の内容は『古事記』・『日本書紀』・『古語拾遺』の文章を適宜継ぎ接ぎしたものが大部分であるが、それらにはない独自の伝承や神名も見られる。

Most parts of the document are patchworks of texts from the "Kojiki," "Nihonshoki" and "Kogo-shui" (History of the Inbe clan); however, there are some areas describing traditions and deities that are unique to the document.

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