Illustration: In a neighborhood dance studio, an instructor gently adjusts a beginner's crooked standing posture in front of a full-length mirror. One hand guides the raised shoulder downward while the other brings the tilted pelvis into alignment.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

矯きょう正せい

kyousei

to correct, to straighten

Example sentences

  1. 娘むすめは歯はを矯正きょうせい中ちゅうです。

    My daughter has braces.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 歯はの矯正きょうせいをしたいんです。

    I would like to have my teeth straightened.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 眼鏡めがねをかければ君きみの視力しりょくは矯正きょうせいされるだろう。

    Wearing glasses should correct your vision.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 矯正

  • 矯rectify; straightenOnキョウKunためる
  • 正correct; justiceOnセイ・ショウKunただしい・ただす・まさ

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