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Kanji Detail for 整 - "to arrange, to adjust"

整

  • Meaning

    整 means "to arrange, to adjust." Also associated with neat.

    1. Arrange - To put in order; to organize.

    2. Neat - Tidy; properly aligned.

    3. Adjust - To make correct; to fix.

  • Words using 整

    • 調整 ちょうせい Listen adjustment; regulation; coordination
    • 整備 せいび Listen maintenance; servicing; putting in place
    • 整理 せいり Listen sorting; arrangement; organization
    • 整った ととのった Listen well-ordered; in good order; well-featured
    • 整合 せいごう Listen adjustment; coordination; integration
    • 不整脈 ふせいみゃく Listen arrhythmia; abnormal heartbeat
    • 整形外科 せいけいげか Listen orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics
    • 整列 せいれつ Listen standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

  • Four-character idioms with 整

    • 整理整頓 せいりせいとん Listen keeping things tidy and in order
    • 理路整然 りろせいぜん Listen logical; cogent; well-reasoned

  • Tattoo check: 整

    • Verified meaning: to arrange, to adjust
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, せい, ただし, ひとし)
    • Also carries these associations: neat

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 整

    Given names 整(おさむ)Listen 整(せい)Listen 整(ただし)Listen 整(ひとし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    orderly, neat, tidy; whole

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in order; to straighten; (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb; (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    neat, orderly, whole; to repair, to mend

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Orderly. Such as 端整, 嚴整. | To regulate. Such as 整頓, 整治. Showing composure is 整暇. See (Zuo Zhuan). | Whole numbers are 整數. Complete and undivided things are also 整.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sei(セイ) セイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    totono.eru(ととの-える) ととの-える

    totono.u(ととの-う) ととの-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    攴 攵 (bokunyo・bokuzukuri・tomata・nobun)

  • Related Keywords

    to arrange neat to adjust align line up harmonize coordinate organize balance categorize classify compose control correct discipline fix methodize order precise properly regulate standardize streamline tidy

Sentences including 整

  • He set things in order in his room.

  • You should always keep your car in good order.

  • It's very difficult to put things in order.

  • The room was in a perfect order.

  • He put the room in order.

  • He is now setting things in order in his room.

  • Put your room in order.

  • I had my brother put this room in order.

  • She put her room in order before her guests arrived.

  • He put his room in order.

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