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訂

訂·correct, revise

On-yomi
テイ
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

9 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
訂正ていせいcorrection
改訂かいていrevision (of a text)
改訂版かいていばんrevised edition
訂正印ていせいいんcorrection seal

Example sentences

  1. 先ほどの発言の一部を訂正します。

    さきほどのはつげんのいちぶをていせいします。

    I would like to correct part of what I said earlier.

  2. 教科書の改訂版が出た。

    きょうかしょのかいていばんがでた。

    A revised edition of the textbook has come out.

  3. 書き間違えたところに訂正印を押した。

    かきまちがえたところにていせいいんをおした。

    I stamped a correction seal where I had written it wrong.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 訂正 as ちょうせい (that is 調整, adjustment)
  • Confusing 訂 with 討 in 検討 (けんとう)

Memory aid

Picture it

Words 言 beside 丁 'a nail' — hammering crooked words back into line.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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