校こう正せい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

proofreading; proofread

Only when written 校正

Checking and correcting written or printed material for errors before publication. Used in publishing, printing, and document review.

原げん稿こうを校こう正せいしてから印いん刷さつに回まわします。
We proofread the manuscript before sending it to print.
校こう正

せい

の

仕し

事ごと

は

細こま

かい

ミス

を

見み

つける

根こん

気き

が

必ひつ

要よう

だ

。

Proofreading work requires patience to find small mistakes.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

calibration; calibrate

Adjusting or checking a measuring instrument against a standard. Common in engineering, science, and manufacturing.

この装そう置ちは定てい期き的てきに校こう正せいが必ひつ要ようです。
This device requires periodic calibration.
温おん度ど計けいを校こう正せいして正せい確かくな値あたいを得える。
Calibrate the thermometer to obtain accurate readings.

Written forms

校こう正せいUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling for both proofreading and calibration senses. High frequency in news and general use.
較こう正せいUsage6%
Rare variant for calibration; 校正 is overwhelmingly preferred even in technical contexts.

Kanji

校exam, school, printing
正correct, justice, righteous
較contrast, compare

Similar words

校こう閲えつ
校閲 focuses on reviewing content for factual accuracy and consistency, while 校正 is primarily about correcting typographical and formatting errors.
調ちょう整せい
調整 is a general term for adjustment or regulation, whereas 校正 specifically refers to calibration against a standard.

Etymology

校正 is a Sino-Japanese compound. 校 means 'examine' or 'check', and 正 means 'correct' or 'right'. The combination originally referred to comparing and correcting texts, later extended to instrument calibration.