補正|ほせいhosei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcorrection; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 補正する（ほせいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 補正します（ほせいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 補正しない（ほせいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 補正しません（ほせいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 補正せず・補正せぬ（ほせいせず・ほせいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 補正した（ほせいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 補正しました（ほせいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 補正しなかった（ほせいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 補正しませんでした（ほせいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 補正して（ほせいして） |
| Potential | 補正できる（ほせいできる） |
| Passive | 補正される（ほせいされる） |
| Causative | 補正させる（ほせいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 補正させられる（ほせいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 補正すれば（ほせいすれば） |
| tara | 補正したら（ほせいしたら） |
| Volitional | 補正しよう（ほせいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 補正しましょう（ほせいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 補正しろ（ほせいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym修正しゅうせいNeutralThe most widely used word for fixing errors or adjusting deviations; 「補正」 leans toward technical correction of figures, budgets and images.
- Synonym是正ぜせいWrittenWritten word for redressing an unfair or unreasonable state, as in 「格差是正」; 「補正」 is technical, numerical correction.
- Synonym更正こうせいNeutralCorrecting errors in formal filings such as tax returns and registrations; 「補正」 centers on filling gaps and calibrating figures.
- Synonym直しなおしNeutralColloquial word for fixing or repairing; 「補正」 is more technical.
- Synonym直すなおすNeutralThe most common verb for fixing or repairing; 「補正」 is the written, technical term.
- Related訂正ていせいNeutralCorrecting typos and misstatements; 「補正」 focuses on making up for what is lacking and adjusting deviations, as in 「補正予算」 and 「色補正」.
- Related改正かいせいNeutralRevising laws and rules; 「補正」 applies to figures and budgets.
- Related改めるあらためるNeutralA verb with broad use for changing or correcting things; 「補正」 is a noun leaning to technical correction.
- Related手直してなおしNeutralColloquial: tweaking something already largely finished, like a draft; 「補正」 is more specialized correction.
- Related加筆かひつWrittenWritten-style word for adding to and reworking a text or painting; 「補正」 is not limited to texts.
- RelatedかいぜんNeutralImproving something to make it better; 「補正」 focuses on making up shortfalls and calibrating.
- Related改訂かいていWrittenWritten word for revising a book's content, as in 「改訂版」; 「補正」 is not limited to books.
- Related矯正きょうせいNeutralCorrecting teeth, eyesight or bad behavior; 「補正」 leans to figures and images.
- Related修繕しゅうぜんNeutralRepairing houses and objects; 「補正」 corrects figures and deviations.
- Related正すただすNeutralA verb for correcting or straightening, as in 「姿勢を正す」; 「補正」 is a noun for calibrating figures and for fixing documents like 「申請書の補正」.
- Related改定かいていNeutralSetting rules or prices anew, as in 「料金改定」; 「補正」 focuses on filling gaps and calibrating deviations.
- Related添削てんさくNeutralMarking up and correcting someone's writing or exam answers; 「補正」 is not limited to texts.
- Related規正きせいWrittenRare written word for correcting, as in 「政治資金規正法」; in everyday use say 「是正」.
- Related匡正きょうせいWrittenRare written word for correcting faults; in everyday use say 「是正」 or 「矯正」.
- Related校訂こうていWrittenWritten word: collating different sources to emend a book's text; 「補正」 is general-purpose filling-in and correction.
- Related矯めるためるNeutralTo straighten or correct, but uncommon; in daily speech say 「矯正する」.
Use 「補正」 for making up for and correcting figures, budgets and documents, as in 「補正予算」. To fix errors, 「訂正」 and 「修正」 are the everyday choices, 「修正」 the most versatile. For redressing an unfair state use 「是正」, for revising laws 「改正」, and for everyday fixing 「直す」. The rest are narrower: 「矯正」 for teeth or behavior, 「改訂」 for books, 「添削」 for marking up writing, 「手直し」 for tweaking a draft; 「匡正」 and 「規正」 are rare written words.
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