Info on the Kanji 矯

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "矯"

Meaning(s)

rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify

Reading(s)

onyomi KYOU
kunyomi ta-meru

Other

stroke count 17
grade s
jlpt level N1
Example words with 矯
WordMeaning
ききょう
ki kyou
eccentric
きょうげき
kyou geki
radical / extreme / eccentric
きょうしょく
kyou shoku
affectation / pretense / pretence
きょうせい
kyousei
correction / remedy
きょうかぜ
kyou kaze
reform of morals
めるためる
tame ru
to straighten / to correct / to cure / to falsify
味剤きょうあじざい
kyou aji zai
taste masking agent / flavoring substance
な癖ききょうなくせ
ki kyou na kuse
eccentric habit
め直すためなおす
tame naosu
to set up again / to correct / to cure
角殺牛きょうかくさつうし
kyou kaku satsu ushi
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
正施設きょうせいしせつ
kyousei shisetsu
correctional facility / juvenile detention centre / reformatory
正視力きょうせいしりょく
kyouseishiryoku
corrected eyesight
Show me more
Example Sentences with 矯
強い乱視はコンタクトレンズのほうが正できます。

娘は歯列正中です。

娘の歯列を正していただきたいのです。

彼には正が必要である。



Back to List

What's a Kanji?

© 2012 - 2015 All rights reserved. Created by Nolan Ritchie