見繕う

• 読み: みつくろう
• ローマ字: mitsukurou
• 漢字の分解: 見 (ken/mi) — see, look; 繕 (zen/tsukuro) — mend, tidy, select with care
• 発音: /mi.tsɯ.kɯ.ɾo.ɯ/

意味

To select; to choose; to pick out with care on behalf of someone, often exercising personal judgement.

A Group 1 (godan) verb combining 見 (to look, to see) and 繕う (to mend, to put in order). The compound implies selecting something with attentive care, often as a service to another person. It is most associated with professionals such as restaurant staff, sommeliers, or shopkeepers who pick items to suit a guest's needs without being given explicit instructions. The nuance is of thoughtful curation rather than mechanical selection.

例文

1. 客の好みに合わせて料理を見繕ってくれるお任せコースを注文した。
2. 贈り物に何がいいか迷っていたら、店員が適当に見繕ってくれた。
3. ソムリエが食事の内容に合ったワインを見繕ってテーブルに運んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: restaurants, retail, gift-giving, hospitality

トーン: polished

起源と歴史

Compound of 見 (mi — to look at) and 繕う (tsukurou — to mend, to tidy up, to arrange neatly). The original sense was of looking things over and putting them in order; it evolved to mean selecting items with care to suit someone's needs.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: All classes