こしらえる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to make; to manufacture; to fabricate (Usually kana)
2. to build; to construct (Usually kana)
3. to prepare; to get ready; to make (in advance) (Usually kana)
4. to dress (oneself in); to dress up (in); to put on (one's makeup, a dress, etc.); to adorn (oneself in) (Usually kana)
5. to raise money (for); to gather (a sum); to save up; to incur (a debt) (Usually kana)
6. to have (a child, partner, lover, etc.); to make (a friend); to start (an affair) (Usually kana)
7. to make up (e.g. an excuse); to fabricate (a story); to invent; to concoct (Usually kana)
Other spellings
拵える
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
こしらえる
Examples3
彼 は 借金 を こしらえた。
He ran into debt.
彼 は 遅刻 の 口実 を こしらえた。
He invented an excuse for being late.
2人 の 兄弟 は 協力 して 食事 を こしらえた。
The two boys cooked their meal between them.