規正|きせいkisei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcorrection
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 規正する（きせいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 規正します（きせいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 規正しない（きせいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 規正しません（きせいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 規正せず・規正せぬ（きせいせず・きせいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 規正した（きせいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 規正しました（きせいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 規正しなかった（きせいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 規正しませんでした（きせいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 規正して（きせいして） |
| Potential | 規正できる（きせいできる） |
| Passive | 規正される（きせいされる） |
| Causative | 規正させる（きせいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 規正させられる（きせいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 規正すれば（きせいすれば） |
| tara | 規正したら（きせいしたら） |
| Volitional | 規正しよう（きせいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 規正しましょう（きせいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 規正しろ（きせいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym是正ぜせいWrittenWritten word for correcting unfairness or errors, common in policy contexts such as 「格差是正」; 規正 appears mostly in legal names like 「政治資金規正法」.
- Synonym矯正きょうせいWrittenUsed for correcting faults and defects, including teeth and eyesight; 規正 stresses correcting according to rules.
- Synonym更正こうせいNeutralCorrects errors in official filings or registrations, as in 「更正決定」; 規正 is used less often.
- Synonym修正しゅうせいNeutralThe most common word for revising or adjusting something; 規正 leans toward legal usage.
- Synonym匡正きょうせいWrittenLiterary and rare; means setting right what is crooked or wrong. 規正 is mostly seen in the names of laws and regulations.
- Related訂正ていせいNeutralCorrects mistakes in writing or things said wrong; 規正 targets improper conduct.
- Related補正ほせいWrittenSupplementary correction, as in 「補正予算」; 規正 emphasizes setting conduct right.
- Related改正かいせいNeutralRevises laws and rules themselves; 規正 focuses on correcting improper behavior.
- RelatedかいぜんNeutralMaking something better overall; the focus is on improvement, while 規正 stresses putting mistakes and improper conduct right.
- Related直しなおしCasualColloquial word for fixing or repairing things; 規正 is a written, formal term.
- Related手直してなおしNeutralPartial reworking or adjustment of something largely done; 規正 leans toward rule-based correction.
- Related添削てんさくWrittenCorrecting and polishing someone else's writing; 規正 is not used for texts.
- Related斧正ふせいFormalFormal, humble term for asking someone to correct one's poems or prose; never used for laws or regulations.
- Related矯めるためるWrittenLiterary verb for straightening what is bent, also used figuratively for correcting; rare.
- Related修訂しゅうていWrittenWritten word for revising the contents of a book; uncommon.
- Related校訂こうていWrittenScholarly emendation of old texts by comparing sources; 規正 is not used for books.
- Antonym乱すみだすNeutralAntonym: throws order or public morals into disorder, the opposite of 規正's bringing things into line.
- Antonym放任ほうにんWrittenAntonym: leaving something alone without interfering, opposed to 規正's active correction.
For general revisions use 「修正」; for fixing mistakes in writing or speech use 「訂正」; for correcting unfairness use 「是正」; for amending laws use 「改正」. 「規正」 itself appears mostly in the names of laws, such as 「政治資金規正法」. The other words cover narrower cases: 「矯正」 for teeth or eyesight, 「補正」 for supplementary fixes, 「添削」 for marking writing, 「改善」 for making things better, 「手直し」 for touch-ups, and 「乱す」/「放任」 as opposites.
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