The kanji 矯: meaning, readings and stroke order
矯
- Meaning
- straighten, correct
- On reading
- キョウ kyou
- Kun reading
- た(める) tameru
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 矢 arrow
- Level
- Level 9 · senior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- uốn nắn, sửa (kiểu)
- Japanese
- まがった ものを まっすぐに なおす。
- Korean
- 바로잡다 (교)
- Chinese
- 矫正、纠正 (矫)
Readings, words and example sentences
キョウ kyou · on reading · less common
矯正
correction, straightening (teeth)
歯の 矯正を します。
I am getting my teeth straightened.
た(める) tameru · kun reading · less common
矯める
to straighten out, to correct (a habit)
くせを 矯めて 直します。
They straighten out a bad habit.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.