rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify
矯 centers on making something straight or right: rectifying errors, correcting behavior, reforming systems, or curing defects. The senses of controlling, pretending, and falsifying extend from the idea of forcibly adjusting or presenting something as straight when it is not.
矯 combines 矢 (arrow) with 喬, which likely contributes the sound. The arrow component suggests straightening or correcting, as arrows must be straight to fly true.
An arrow (矢) needs to be perfectly straight to fly correctly. The right side 喬 looks like a tall, bent structure being adjusted. Together, 矯 means straightening or correcting something that is crooked.
For キョウ, imagine a Kyoto craftsman carefully straightening arrows: Kyoto -> キョウ, and the arrow (矢) is being corrected.
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
to redress injustice
eccentric
eccentric habit
Japanese Orthodontic Society; JOS
to straighten a branch
orthodontia; orthodontics
(orthodontic) braces
orthodontia
orthodontics; orthodontia
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
to straighten; to correct; to cure
to set up again; to correct; to cure
taste masking agent; flavoring substance
Correctional Association Prison Industry Cooperation
correctional facility (for juveniles); juvenile detention centre (center); reformatory
orthodontics
orthodontist
correctional officer; corrections officer
corrected eyesight