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Kotomora

整

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

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 500Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • セイ

Kun'yomi

  • ととの.える
  • ととの.う

Nanori

  • ひとし

Meaning

整 centers on bringing things into proper order: organizing, arranging, and adjusting until everything is in tune. The musical senses of meter, tone, and key are natural extensions of this idea of precise alignment.

Most common words using 整

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  • 調整ちょうせい
    N3

    adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing; tailoring

  • 整備せいび
    N2

    maintenance; servicing

  • 整理せいり
    N4

    sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation

  • 整形せいけい

    orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery

  • 整えるととのえる
    N2

    to put in order; to arrange; to tidy up; to fix; to straighten

  • 整うととのう
    N2

    to be ready; to be prepared; to be arranged

  • 整体せいたい

    seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic

  • 整合せいごう

    adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity

  • 整列せいれつ
    N1

    standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

  • 整数せいすう
    N2

    integer

  • 整頓せいとん
    N1

    orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly

  • 整骨せいこつ

    bonesetting

  • 不整脈ふせいみゃく

    arrhythmia; abnormal heartbeat

  • 整地せいち

    levelling of ground (for construction)

  • 整復せいふく

    reposition

  • 整然せいぜん
    N1

    orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim; tidy; accurate

  • 均整きんせい
    N1

    symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity

  • 整流せいりゅう

    rectification; commutation

  • 整髪せいはつ

    hairdressing

  • 修整しゅうせい

    adjustment; retouching (in photography)

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Etymology

整 combines 敕 (a compound of 束 and 攵, suggesting binding or ordering) with 正 (correct, straight). Together they express the idea of putting things in correct order.

Meaning mnemonic

The top part 敕 looks like a bundle being tied with a hand, and the bottom 正 means correct. Picture someone binding loose items together and straightening them until everything is perfectly organized.

Reading mnemonic

For セイ, imagine a conductor saying 'say' to cue the orchestra to start playing in perfect tune: 'say' -> セイ, and the music becomes orderly and metered.