Japanese symbol for “correction”
訂正
ていせい
Romaji: teisei
correction; revision; amendment
In Japanese, correction is 訂正, read ていせい (teisei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs correction; revision; amendment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “correction”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 補正 | ほせい hosei | correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum) |
| 是正 | ぜせい zesei | correction; revision; redressing |
| 直し | なおし naoshi | correction; rectification |
| 修正 | しゅうせい shuusei | amendment; correction; revision |
| 矯正 | きょうせい kyousei | correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 改訂 | かいてい kaitei | revision (of text); alteration; change |
| 改訂版 | かいていばん kaiteiban | revised edition |
| 校訂 | こうてい koutei | revision of a text (by comparison of variant sources); emendation; recension |
| 修訂 | しゅうてい shuutei | correction; revision |
| 再訂 | さいてい saitei | second revision; revised edition |
| 正直 | しょうじき shoujiki | honest; frank; candid |
| 修正 | しゅうせい shuusei | amendment; correction; revision |
| 改正 | かいせい kaisei | revision; amendment; alteration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “correction”.
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