Info on the Kanji 矯

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Meaning(s)

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

Reading(s)

onyomi KYOU
kunyomi ta-meru

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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
正職員きょうせいしょくいん
kyousei shokuin
correctional officer / corrections officer
歯列しれつきょうせい
shiretsukyousei
orthodontia / orthodontics
縮毛しゅくけきょうせい
shuku ke kyousei
hair straightening
裏側うらがわきょうせい
uragawa kyousei
lingual braces
めなおすためなおす
tame naosu
to set up again / to correct / to cure
枝をめるえだをためる
eda wo tame ru
to straighten a branch
歯牙正術しがきょうせいじゅつ
shiga kyousei jutsu
orthodontia
歯列正器しれつきょうせいうつわ
shiretsukyousei utsuwa
braces
めつ眇めつためつびょうめつ
tame tsu byou metsu
scrutiny / scanning / taking a good look
視力正手術しりょくきょうせいしゅじゅつ
shiryoku kyousei shujutsu
vision correcting surgery
不正をめるふせいをためる
fusei wo tame ru
to redress injustice
角をめて牛を殺すかくをためてうしをころす
kaku wo tame te ushi wo korosu
to throw the baby out with the bath water / to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat / to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point
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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。



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