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匡正 (きょうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
correction ; remedy ; rectification
Formal term for correcting faults, mistakes, flaws, or systemic problems. Often used in legal, political, or administrative contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.
この 法ほう 律りつ は 社しゃ 会かい 的てき 不ふ 公こう 正せい の 匡きょう 正せい を 目もく 的てき と し て いる 。
This law aims at the rectification of social injustices.
Kanji 正 correct, justice, righteous Similar words 是ぜ 正せい 是正 is more common and neutral for correcting errors or imbalances, while 匡正 is more formal and often implies correcting moral or systemic wrongs.
矯きょう 正せい 矯正 focuses on correcting physical or behavioral deviations (e.g., teeth, posture, criminal tendencies), whereas 匡正 is used for abstract faults or injustices.
Etymology Compound of 匡 (きょう, 'to correct, to assist') and 正 (せい, 'correct, right'). The kanji 匡 is relatively rare and carries a sense of rectifying or aiding in a formal, often moral, context.
