是正|ぜせいzesei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcorrection; revision; redressing; rectifying
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 是正する（ぜせいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 是正します（ぜせいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 是正しない（ぜせいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 是正しません（ぜせいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 是正せず・是正せぬ（ぜせいせず・ぜせいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 是正した（ぜせいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 是正しました（ぜせいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 是正しなかった（ぜせいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 是正しませんでした（ぜせいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 是正して（ぜせいして） |
| Potential | 是正できる（ぜせいできる） |
| Passive | 是正される（ぜせいされる） |
| Causative | 是正させる（ぜせいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 是正させられる（ぜせいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 是正すれば（ぜせいすれば） |
| tara | 是正したら（ぜせいしたら） |
| Volitional | 是正しよう（ぜせいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 是正しましょう（ぜせいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 是正しろ（ぜせいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym更正こうせいWrittenWritten word for correcting errors in official filings or registrations, as in 「税の更正」; 「是正」 targets unfairness and imbalance.
- Synonym改正かいせいNeutralRevising laws or regulations, as in 「法改正」; 「是正」 targets correcting unreasonable states of affairs.
- Synonym修正しゅうせいNeutralThe most general term, for revising plans or text; 「是正」 is about setting right something wrong or skewed, such as an unfair gap or an improper practice.
- Synonym訂正ていせいNeutralCorrecting typos or mistaken content, as in 「訂正します」; 「是正」 targets unfairness.
- Synonym改訂かいていNeutralRevising books and other texts, as in 「改訂版」; 「是正」 targets unfairness and imbalance.
- Synonym矯正きょうせいNeutralCorrecting teeth, eyesight or behavior, as in 「歯列矯正」; 「是正」 applies to systems and institutions.
- Synonym直しなおしNeutralA plain noun for fixing or mending something; 「是正」 is the more written, formal choice.
- Synonym補正ほせいNeutralSupplementing a budget or adjusting data, as in 「補正予算」; 「是正」 targets unfairness and imbalance.
- Synonym規正きせいWrittenRare written word for correcting; in everyday speech 「是正」 itself is the normal choice.
- Related手直してなおしNeutralMaking small fixes or tweaks to something largely finished; 「是正」 corrects systemic imbalance.
- Related変更へんこうNeutralChanging or altering something such as a plan, not necessarily to fix an error; 「是正」 is about correction.
- RelatedかいぜんNeutralFixing what is bad so that a situation gets better; 「是正」 focuses on putting right unfairness and imbalance.
- Related校閲こうえつWrittenChecking and correcting manuscripts, i.e. editorial review; 「是正」 targets systemic imbalance.
- Related添削てんさくNeutralMarking and correcting a composition or exam answers; 「是正」 targets systemic imbalance.
- Related匡正きょうせいWrittenRare written word meaning to rectify or set right; in everyday speech 「是正」 is the normal choice.
- Related修訂しゅうていWrittenWritten word for revising text; in everyday use 「改訂」 is standard.
- Related斧正ふせいWrittenHumble term for asking someone to correct one's writing, as in 「ご斧正を乞う」.
- Related更訂こうていWrittenRare written word for revising and correcting text; use 「改訂」 in everyday speech.
Use 「是正」 for correcting unfair or unreasonable imbalances, as in 「格差是正」. To fix wrong characters or errors pick 「訂正」, to revise laws or regulations 「改正」, to revise a plan 「修正」, and for straightening teeth 「矯正」.
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