きょう
矯
せい
正

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.), remedy, rectification, redress, reform, straightening (of teeth).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょう
矯
せい
正
 矯正 きょうせい ✔
　
きょ
　
う
せい
正
 きょう正 きょうせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rectify, straighten, correct
キョウ　た.める (9th, N1)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
high, boasting
キョウ　たか.い　たかし (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
drink
の.む　トン (Kentei Pre-1)
early death, calamity
ヨウ　オウ　カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ　ショウ　ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)