Chinese edit

 
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
simp. and trad.
(改正)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

改正

  1. to correct; to amend; to rectify
    改正錯誤改正错误  ―  gǎizhèng cuòwù  ―  to correct a mistake

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 4
せい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(かい)(せい) (kaisei

  1. amendment
    • 1916, 夏目漱石, 明暗:
      市区(しく)改正(かいせい)結果(けっか)、よほど以前(いぜん)()(ひろ)げられた往来(おうらい)には、比較的(ひかくてき)よそで()られない(はば)があった。
      Shiku kaisei no kekka, yohodo izen ni torihirogerareta ōrai ni wa, hikakuteki yoso de mirarenai haba ga atta.
      The result of the municipal redistricting was that some streets were widened to an extent unseen before.

Verb edit

(かい)(せい)する (kaisei surutransitive suru (stem (かい)(せい) (kaisei shi), past (かい)(せい)した (kaisei shita))

  1. amend, revise

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References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

改正 (gaejeong) (hangeul 개정)

  1. Hanja form? of 개정 (amendment).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb edit

改正

  1. chữ Hán form of cải chính (to correct).