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矯

JLPT N1 · 17 strokes

The kanji 矯 — “to straighten, correct”

矯 means to straighten, correct and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 17 strokes and uses the arrow radical (矢).

Stroke order · 17 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): キョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): た(める)
Radical: 矢 · arrow
Strokes: 17

How to remember 矯

Straightening a bent arrow (矢) — correction. 歯列矯正!! — dental braces; 矯正 means to correct or fix.

Example words with 矯

On'yomi readings

矯正きょうせいcorrection
歯列矯正しれつきょうせいdental braces

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