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矯

矯 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ただす。なおす。ためる。
  2. いつわる。偽造する。
  3. わざとらしい。
  4. つよい。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「矢」+音符「喬」。「ただす」を意味する漢語｛矯｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョウJHS
Kun (native)
  • た(める)HS
Other languages
  • 拼音jiao3
  • 拼音jia3
  • 拼音jiao2
  • 한글gyo
  • Hán-ViệtKiểu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
17 strokes
Radical
矢(や)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+77EF

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰矢喬

Words using this kanji

  • 矯正きょうせい欠点や誤り、体のゆがんでいる部分などを直し正しい状態にすること。correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.), remedy, rectification, redress
  • 矯激きょうげき言動が非常に激しいこと。言動が過激なこと。また、そのようなさま。radical, extreme, eccentric
  • 矯風きょうふう悪習や弊害を改め、正すこと。矯弊。reform of morals
  • 矯飾きょうしょく表面を取り繕い、飾ること。affectation, pretense, pretence
  • 矯めるためるためるを参照。to straighten, to correct, to cure, to falsify
  • 矯味剤きょうみざいtaste masking agent, flavoring substance
  • 矯正院きょうせいいんreformatory, house of correction
  • 矯め直すためなおすto set up again, to correct, to cure
  • 矯正視力きょうせいしりょくcorrected eyesight
  • 矯角殺牛きょうかくさつぎゅう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
  • 矯正職員きょうせいしょくいんcorrectional officer, corrections officer
  • 矯正施設きょうせいしせつcorrectional facility (for juveniles), juvenile detention centre (center), reformatory
  • 矯正歯科きょうせいしかorthodontics
  • 矯正歯科医きょうせいしかいorthodontist
  • 矯めつ眇めつためつすがめつ(scrutinizing) carefully, (examining) thoroughly, (looking at) closely
  • 矯正協会刑務作業協力事業きょうせいきょうかいけいむさぎょうきょうりょくじぎょうCorrectional Association Prison Industry Cooperation

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-12
Four Corner
8242.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3d14.5
Heisig
1306
Nelson
3175