矯 — kanji meaning “rectify”
矯
rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify
- Meanings
- rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify
- On'yomi
- キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi
- た.める
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2105 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 111
- Chinese reading
- jiǎo, jiǎ, jiáo — Chinese character page
Words with 矯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矯正 | きょうせい kyousei | correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification |
| 奇矯 | ききょう kikyou | eccentric |
| 矯風 | きょうふう kyoufuu | reform of morals |
| 矯める | ためる tameru | to straighten; to bend into shape |
| 矯め直す | ためなおす tamenaosu | to set up again; to correct; to cure |
| 矯激 | きょうげき kyougeki | radical; extreme; eccentric |
| 歯列矯正 | しれつきょうせい shiretsukyousei | orthodontia; orthodontics |
| 矯正視力 | きょうせいしりょく kyouseishiryoku | corrected eyesight |
| 奇矯な癖 | ききょうなへき kikyounaheki | eccentric habit |
| 矯飾 | きょうしょく kyoushoku | affectation; pretense; pretence |
| 矯角殺牛 | きょうかくさつぎゅう kyoukakusatsugyuu | trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; the cure is worse than the disease |
| 矯味剤 | きょうみざい kyoumizai | taste masking agent; flavoring substance |
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