是正(ぜせい)

ぜせい
noun
correction; rectification
1. correction; rectification; redress
The act of correcting something wrong or making it right; putting things in proper order.
格差(かくさ)を是正(ぜせい)する。
To correct the disparity.
是正(ぜせい)措置(そち)を講(こう)じる。
To take corrective measures.
制度(せいど)の是正(ぜせい)が求(もと)められている。
Correction of the system is being called for.

是正(ぜせい) is a formal term meaning to correct or rectify something that is wrong or improper. Often used in official, legal, and business contexts.

WORD FORMATION:
是(ぜ) (right, correct) + 正(せい) (correct, proper) = making right

GRAMMAR:
Used as a noun and する verb: 是正(ぜせい)する (to rectify)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 是正(ぜせい)する: to rectify, correct
  • 是正(ぜせい)措置(そち): corrective measures
  • 是正(ぜせい)勧告(かんこく): corrective recommendation
  • 是正(ぜせい)要求(ようきゅう): demand for correction
  • 是正(ぜせい)を求(もと)める: to call for correction

COMMON OBJECTS:

  • 格差(かくさ)を是正(ぜせい)する: to correct disparity/inequality
  • 不正(ふせい)を是正(ぜせい)する: to rectify wrongdoing
  • 問題(もんだい)を是正(ぜせい)する: to correct problems
  • 制度(せいど)を是正(ぜせい)する: to reform a system

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 修正(しゅうせい): correction, revision (more general)
  • 改善(かいぜん): improvement
  • 訂正(ていせい): correction (of errors in text)
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Added 2026.1.16 17:21 · Revised 2026.1.29 19:28
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