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Kanji 整: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 整: organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)

Key takeaways

Kanji 整: organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music). Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

organizearrangingtunetonemeterkey (music)

On reading

セイ

Kun reading

ととの.えるととの.う

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 整

organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

敕 + 正

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine following an imperial decree (敕) to make everything correct (正). It signifies the act of organizing or arranging things according to a proper order or rule. It is commonly used in words like 'organize' or 'arrangement'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セイ
  • 整然せいぜん

    orderly / well-organized / neat

  • 整列せいれつ

    line up / form a row

  • 整数せいすう

    integer / whole number

  • 整備せいび

    maintenance / preparation / improvement

  • 調整ちょうせい

    adjustment / regulation / tuning

  • 整理せいり

    sorting / organizing / tidying up

Kun reading

ととの.える
  • 整えるととのえる

    to arrange / to prepare / to adjust

  • 整うととのう

    to be prepared / to be arranged / to be in order

Commonly used words

  • 整然
    せいぜん

    orderly / well-organized / neat

  • 整列
    せいれつ

    line up / form a row

  • 整数
    せいすう

    integer / whole number

  • 整備
    せいび

    maintenance / preparation / improvement

  • 調整
    ちょうせい

    adjustment / regulation / tuning

  • 整理
    せいり

    sorting / organizing / tidying up

  • 整える
    ととのえる

    to arrange / to prepare / to adjust

  • 整う
    ととのう

    to be prepared / to be arranged / to be in order

Example sentences

Example 1

机の上が然としている。

Translation

The desk is tidy and well-organized.

Example 2

資料は然とファイルに入れた。

Translation

I filed the documents in an orderly way.

Example 3

子どもたちがきちんと列した。

Translation

The children lined up neatly.

Example 4

出発前にみんな列してください。

Translation

Everyone, please line up before departure.

Kanji 整: organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music) | Daily Nihongo