Kanji Detail for 矯 - "correct, straighten, reform"

矯

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
矯 means "correct, straighten, reform."
1. Correct - To make straight; to rectify.
2. Straighten - To make right what is crooked.
3. Pretend - To feign; to falsify.
4. Strong - Vigorous; forceful.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

rectify; straighten; correct; reform; cure; control; pretend; falsify

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

correct, rectify, straighten out

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Jiao

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to correct, to rectify, to straighten out

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To bend something crooked to make it straight. By extension, to correct is also called 矯正. | Forging and falsely claiming are both called 矯. Such as 矯詔 (forged imperial edict), 矯命 (false command) and such. | Brave. (Book of Odes) "The valiant tiger-like ministers." (Doctrine of the Mean) "Strong and resolute."
Onyomi

kyoh(きょう)
Kunyomi

itsuwa.ru(いつわる)

ta.meru(ためる)
Strokes

17 strokes
Radical

矢 (ya・yahen)
Related Keywords
correct straighten rectify reform cure remedy fix adjust align pretend falsify feign strong brave bold vigorous forceful raise lift