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矯正 (きょうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
correction ; remedy ; reform ; straightening
Used for correcting faults, defects, or physical misalignment. Common in medical/dental contexts (teeth straightening) and social/administrative contexts (reform, rectification).
制せい 度ど の 歪ゆが み を 矯きょう 正せい する 必ひつ 要よう が ある 。
We need to correct the distortions in the system.
Written forms 矯きょう 正せい Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common vocabulary.
きょう 正せい Usage <1%
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Search-only kanji form; not a standard written variant.
Kanji 矯 rectify, straighten, correct 正 correct, justice, righteous Similar words 修しゅう 正せい 修正 is for amending or revising something (e.g., a document, plan), while 矯正 focuses on correcting a defect or misalignment, often with a stronger sense of fixing something fundamentally wrong.
是ぜ 正せい 是正 is used for rectifying imbalances or injustices, often in economic or social contexts, and implies restoring a proper state, whereas 矯正 can be more physical or behavioral.
Etymology Compound of 矯 (straighten, correct) and 正 (correct, right). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the idea of correcting something to make it right.
