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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify

Kunyomi: た.める

Onyomi: キョウ

Composition: 矢 喬

矯

Radical

Radical: 矢

Meaning: arrow

Reading: や

Frequency: 64

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

矢

Examples

Onyomi Examples

矯正 (キョウセイ) correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.), remedy, rectification, redress, reform, straightening (of teeth)

矯角殺牛 (キョウカクサツギュウ) 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

奇矯 (キキョウ) eccentric

Kunyomi Examples

矯める (ためる) to straighten, to correct, to cure, to falsify

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