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Kotomora

斉

adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • セイ
  • サイ

Kun'yomi

  • そろ.う
  • ひと.しい
  • ひと.しく
  • あたる
  • はやい

Nanori

  • ただ
  • なり
  • ひと
  • ひとし

Meaning

斉 centers on uniformity and balance: things that are adjusted to be alike, equal, or of a similar kind. It expresses the idea of bringing items into a matching, orderly state.

Most common words using 斉

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  • 一斉いっせい
    N2

    simultaneous; all at once

  • 斉せい

    Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i

  • 斉唱せいしょう

    singing in unison; chanting in unison

  • 一斉にいっせいに
    N2

    simultaneously; all at once; in unison

  • 斉射せいしゃ

    volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)

  • 烏魯木斉ウルムチ

    Ürümqi (China)

  • 一斉安いっせいやす

    all-round (market) decline

  • 一斉射撃いっせいしゃげき

    volley firing; fusillade; broadside

  • 一斉攻撃いっせいこうげき

    general attack; all-out attack; attack on all fronts; onslaught; fusillade

  • 一斉検挙いっせいけんきょ

    wholesale arrest; round-up

  • 一斉送信いっせいそうしん

    simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients; sending a group message

  • 一斉高いっせいだか

    all-round (market) advance

  • 不均斉ふきんせい

    asymmetry

  • 不斉ふせい

    irregularity; unevenness; asymmetry; lack of uniformity

  • 不斉地ふせいち

    uneven ground; broken terrain

  • 修身斉家治国平天下しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか

    those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land

  • 北斉ほくせい

    Northern Qi dynasty (of China; 550-577); Northern Ch'i dynasty

  • 南斉なんせい

    Southern Qi dynasty (of China; 479-502 CE); Southern Ch'i dynasty

  • 整斉せいせい

    arranged; organized; orderly; neat

  • 斉一せいいつ

    uniformity; equality

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Study

Etymology

斉 is the modern simplified form of 齊. The older form 齊 depicts three even stalks of grain, symbolizing uniformity and equality. The modern form retains the top 文 and a simplified lower part, preserving the idea of evenness.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 文 suggests a pattern or design, and the lower part looks like two even legs standing in balance. Picture a pattern where everything is adjusted to be perfectly alike and equal.

Reading mnemonic

For セイ, imagine a set of scales being adjusted until they are perfectly even, and you say 'say' (セイ) when they are balanced: 'Say!' -> セイ, and everything is equal.