是正(ぜせい)

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.

Forms

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

Common patterns

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)