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24 entries were found for 矯.

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矯飾

noun
vs
きょうしょく
affectation; pretense; pretence
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矯激

adj-na
noun
きょうげき
radical; extreme; eccentric
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矯角殺牛

exp
きょうかくさつぎゅう
trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease
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矯め直す

矯めなおす
v5s
ためなおす
to set up again; to correct; to cure
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矯める

v1
vt
ためる
to straighten; to correct; to cure; to falsify
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矯めつ眇めつ

exp
vs
adv
ためつすがめつ
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
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奇矯な癖

noun
ききょうなへき
eccentric habit
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歯牙矯正術

noun
しがきょうせいじゅつ
orthodontia
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縮毛矯正

noun
vs
しゅくもうきょうせい
hair straightening
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角を矯めて牛を殺す

exp
v5s
つのをためてうしをころす
to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point
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