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匡

匡: correct

correct; set right
6 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here

Readings

On
キョウ・オウ
Kun
すくう・ただす

Rare outside given names (ただし); the on-yomi キョウ shows up in 匡正 (correction).

Key words

匡正きょうせいcorrection; reform
匡救きょうきゅうrelief; rescue

Example sentences

A new committee was formed to correct the errors of the old system.

The government began a relief program to save farming villages suffering from the slump.

My friend Tadashi corrects me right away when he spots a mistake.

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