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整備 (せいび, seibi) Japanese meaning: maintenance | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 整備する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 整せい 備び する 整せい 備び しない Polite 整せい 備び します 整せい 備び しません Past polite 整せい 備び しました 整せい 備び しませんでした Past 整せい 備び した 整せい 備び しなかった Te-form 整せい 備び して 整せい 備び しないで Desire 整せい 備び したい 整せい 備び したくない Potential 整せい 備び できる 整せい 備び できない Passive 整せい 備び される 整せい 備び されない Causative 整せい 備び させる 整せい 備び させない Causative passive 整せい 備び させられる 整せい 備び させられない Volitional 整せい 備び しよう Polite volitional 整せい 備び しましょう Imperative 整せい 備び しろ 整せい 備び するな Conditional 整せい 備び すれば 整せい 備び しなければ Tara conditional 整せい 備び したら 整せい 備び しなかったら
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You need to perform regular maintenance on your car.
In this factory, machine maintenance is thoroughly carried out.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 整せい 備び する to service/maintain a thing
I had the car serviced at the dealership.
環かん 境きょう を 整せい 備び する to develop/prepare an environment (for a purpose)
The company set up an environment that is easy for employees to work in.
〈 物もの 〉 が 整せい 備び されている something is well-maintained/set up
This road is well maintained.
法ほう 律りつ を 整せい 備び する to put a legal framework in place
The government needs to establish laws for the new field.
Kanji 整 organize, arranging, tune 備 equip, provision, preparation Related words· 7 保守 focuses on preserving the current state through routine care, while 整備 includes active improvement and preparation to meet standards.
修理 means repairing something that is broken, whereas 整備 is broader, covering preventive maintenance and systematic upkeep.
維持 means keeping something in its current state without change, while 整備 can also mean actively improving or setting up a system.
改善 refers to making something better in general quality, while 整備 specifically means preparing or organizing systems, laws, or facilities for use.
Show 3 more 整備 focuses on the act of maintaining, servicing, or setting things in order, while 完備 describes the resulting state of having everything necessary already in place.
調整 means adjusting something to a desired state or balance, whereas 整備 means maintaining or setting up equipment or infrastructure so it works properly.
整備 is technical upkeep of machinery, vehicles, or systems to keep them functioning properly, while 手入れ is a broader, more everyday word for care of any object or plant.
Don't confuse with 準備 is general preparation for an event or task, while 整備 specifically means maintaining or developing equipment, facilities, or systems.
整理 means organizing or tidying things, sharing the kanji 整 with 整備 but not involving maintenance or infrastructural development.
Word family· 18 legislation; development of laws; legal system development
maintenance engineer; ground crew
maintenance worker; ground crew member
Etymology Compound of 整 (arrange, put in order) and 備 (equip, provide). The combination conveys the idea of arranging and equipping something to a proper state.
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mechanic; maintenance technician
maintenance office; service room; facilities office
Show 5 more mechanic; maintenance worker
serviceability; maintainability; ease of maintenance
construction cost; set-up cost · maintenance cost
curtailment of business operations; corporate restructuring
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
