改正(かいせい)

かいせい
noun, suru-verb
revision, amendment
1. revision, amendment, reform
The act of changing or correcting laws, rules, or regulations to improve them.
法律(ほうりつ)が改正(かいせい)された。
The law was revised.
憲法(けんぽう)改正(かいせい)について議論(ぎろん)が続(つづ)いている。
Debate continues about constitutional amendment.
規則(きそく)の改正(かいせい)を求(もと)める声(こえ)が高(たか)まっている。
Calls for revision of the rules are growing.

改正(かいせい) is used for official revisions to laws, regulations, and rules.

Common collocations:

  • 法律(ほうりつ)を改正(かいせい)する (to revise a law)
  • 憲法(けんぽう)改正(かいせい) (constitutional amendment)
  • 規則(きそく)の改正(かいせい) (revision of rules)
  • 税法(ぜいほう)改正(かいせい) (tax law revision)

Homophone note:

  • 快晴(かいせい) (clear weather) - same reading, different kanji

Related terms:

  • 修正(しゅうせい) (correction, modification - smaller changes)
  • 変更(へんこう) (change, alteration - more general)

Related Words

Homophone: 快晴(かいせい) (clear weather)
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Added 2026.1.13 21:17 · Revised 2026.2.6 7:41
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