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相整う (あいととのう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
be prepared ; be arranged ; be in order
formal or literary
Formal/literary intransitive verb meaning that things are properly arranged or ready. Often used for events, preparations, or conditions. The prefix 相 adds a sense of mutual or thorough arrangement.
See also: 整う
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The preparations for the venue are all in order, and we are just waiting for the opening.
Written forms 相あい 整ととの う
Standard kanji spelling for this formal/literary verb.
相あい 調ととの う
Variant kanji spelling; 調う can suggest 'harmonious arrangement'.
Kanji 相 inter-, mutual, together 整 organize, arranging, tune Etymology Compound of prefix 相 (ai-, 'mutual, together') and verb 整う (totonou, 'to be in order'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination yields a formal/literary sense of things being thoroughly arranged.
