えり
襟
　
を
ただ
正
　
す

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to straighten oneself, to straighten one's clothes and one's posture, to adopt a more serious attitude.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えり
襟
　
を
ただ
正
　
す
 襟を正す えりをただす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

collar, neck, lapel
えり　キン (Early High School, N1)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
prohibition, ban, forbid
キン (5th, N2)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
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)