Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to straighten, to correct, to cure.
  2. to falsify.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
矯める ためる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rectify, straighten, correct
キョウ た.める (9th, N1)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
high, boasting
キョウ たか.い たかし (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
drink
の.む トン (Kentei Pre-1)
early death, calamity
ヨウ オウ カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)