揃
be complete, uniform, all present
Readings
On'yomi
- セン
Kun'yomi
- そろ.える
- そろ.う
- そろ.い
- き.る
Meaning
揃 centers on things being gathered together so that nothing is missing: a set that is complete, uniform, or all present.
Most common words using 揃
20 of 55- 揃うそろうN3
to be complete; to be all present; to make a full set; to be satisfied (of conditions)
- 揃えそろえ
alignment; arrangement
- 揃えるそろえるN3
to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection)
- お揃いおそろい
being together; going together
- 揃いそろいN1
set; suit; uniform collection; matching items
- 不揃いふぞろい
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous; incomplete (set)
- 品揃えしなぞろえ
assortment; product lineup
- 出揃うでそろう
to appear all together; to be all present
- 取り揃えるとりそろえる
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
- お揃おそろ
same; matching; going together
- センター揃えセンターぞろえ
center alignment; center justification; centering
- 一揃いひとそろい
one set; one suit
- 一揃えひとそろえ
one set; one suit
- 一通り揃うひととおりそろう
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
- 三つ揃いみつぞろい
three-piece suit
- 三役揃い踏みさんやくそろいぶみ
ritual stomping in unison on the final day of a tournament
- 三拍子揃うさんびょうしそろう
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
- 上揃えうえぞろえ
top alignment
- 下揃えしたぞろえ
bottom alignment
- 両端揃えりょうたんぞろえ
full justification
Study
Etymology
揃 combines 扌 (hand) with 前 (before, front), suggesting the action of arranging things evenly or bringing them all together. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
A hand 扌 arranging things in front 前 so they are all lined up and complete: nothing is missing, everything is uniform.
Reading mnemonic
For セン, imagine a hand arranging a set of one hundred (百, ひゃく) items so they are all present; the sound of 千 (せん, thousand) cues セン, as if counting to make sure everything is complete.