Search Terms: *矯*
Dictionary results(showing 1-25 of 26 results)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.), remedy, rectification, redress, reform
Other readings:
きょう正【きょうせい】
expression
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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(yojijukugo)
noun
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correctional facility (for juveniles), juvenile detention centre (center), reformatory
expression, auxillary suru verb, adverb
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scrutiny, scanning, taking a good look
Godan-su verb
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to set up again, to correct, to cure
Other readings:
矯めなおす【ためなおす】
expression, Godan-su verb
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to throw the baby out with the bath water, to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point, to straighten the horns and kill the cow(idiom )
Kanji results(showing 1 results)
Common kanji
rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify
KUN:
- た.めるta.meru
ON:
- キョウkyou