JLPT N1 · 17 strokes
Kanji 矯: "rectify, straighten, correct"
The kanji 矯 means "rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キョウ in on'yomi and た.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
た.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2105 of 2,501 |
Common words with 矯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 矯正correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress
- 奇矯eccentric
- 矯めつ眇めつ(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
- 矯正施設correctional facility (for juveniles); juvenile detention centre (center); reformatory
- 矯めるto straighten; to correct; to cure · to falsify
- 矯激radical; extreme; eccentric
- 矯風reform of morals
- 歯列矯正orthodontia; orthodontics
- 矯飾affectation; pretense; pretence
- 縮毛矯正hair straightening
- 矯正視力corrected eyesight
- 歯列矯正器(orthodontic) braces
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