- Basic forms
- 正す — to correct; to straighten / base form
- 正します — (I) correct / polite / masu form
- 正した — corrected / ta form
- 正して — correct (and …) / te-form
- 正さない — don’t correct / negative form
- 正せば — if (someone) corrects / conditional
- 正せ — correct! / imperative
- Other common forms
- 正したい — want to correct / 〜たい form
- 正せる — can correct / potential
- 正せなかった — couldn’t correct / past negative potential
- More
- 正さなかった — didn’t correct / past negative
- 正している — is correcting; is reforming / progressive
正す(ただす)は godan (5-dan) verb ending in す。
When you conjugate it, す becomes し in forms like 正します, 正した, 正して.
It’s often used for correcting behavior, facts, or mistakes.
- 正体 — true identity
- 訂正 — correction
- 正直 — honesty
- 正夢 — a dream that comes true
- 正月 — New Year
- 正義 — justice
The character 正 shows uprightness and correctness. It combines the symbol for “stop” (止) with a straight line — suggesting something proper and true. When people count items manually (e.g. in groups, meetings, inventory), they often draw one stroke per item. After four vertical strokes, the fifth stroke crosses them all — making the kanji 正.
正しい答えを 選んでください。
Please choose the correct answer.
彼は 正直な人です。
He is an honest person.
