整理 (せいり, seiri) Japanese meaning: sorting | Kotomora

整せい理り

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整理する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	整せい理りする	整せい理りしない
Polite	整せい理りします	整せい理りしません
Past polite	整せい理りしました	整せい理りしませんでした
Past	整せい理りした	整せい理りしなかった
Te-form	整せい理りして	整せい理りしないで
Desire	整せい理りしたい	整せい理りしたくない
Potential	整せい理りできる	整せい理りできない
Passive	整せい理りされる	整せい理りされない
Causative	整せい理りさせる	整せい理りさせない
Causative passive	整せい理りさせられる	整せい理りさせられない
Volitional	整せい理りしよう
Polite volitional	整せい理りしましょう
Imperative	整せい理りしろ	整せい理りするな
Conditional	整せい理りすれば	整せい理りしなければ
Tara conditional	整せい理りしたら	整せい理りしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

sorting; arranging; organizing; tidying up

General term for putting physical items, data, or thoughts into an orderly state. Often used for tidying rooms, organizing files, or structuring ideas.

Kanji

整organize, arranging, tune
理logic, arrangement, reason

Related words· 9

整せい頓とんN1sense 1
整頓 emphasizes putting physical objects neatly in their proper places, while 整理 is broader and can include sorting, reducing, or even settling finances.
清せい算さんN1sense 2
清算 specifically means settling accounts or debts in full, while 整理 in this sense covers the broader process of sorting out and consolidating obligations.
処しょ分ぶんN2sense 3
処分 means disposing of or getting rid of something, while 整理 in this sense focuses on the process of reducing or streamlining excess (staff, stock, etc.).
片かた付づけるN4sense 1
片付ける is a casual, everyday verb for tidying things away, whereas 整理 is more formal and covers abstract organizing or financial settlement too.

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仕し分わける
整理する means to tidy up and organize things generally, while 仕分ける specifically means separating items into distinct categories.
片かた付づけN2
整理 refers to sorting and organizing things (often documents or information) into order, whereas 片付け is broader and includes simply putting items away.
まとめるN3
整理する means to sort out or tidy up loose items, while 纏める implies unifying them into one finished form.
整ととのえるN2

Don't confuse with

修しゅう理りN4
整理 (organizing/sorting) and 修理 (repairing something broken) share the kanji 理 and a similar sound but mean very different things.
整せい列れつN1
整理 means to organize or tidy things up in general, while 整列 specifically means to arrange people or objects into a straight line.
整せい合ごう
整理 means to sort or tidy up physical items or information, while 整合 means the logical consistency between elements; they share the kanji 整 but differ in meaning.
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Word family· 34

区く画かく整せい理りN1
land readjustment; town planning
内ない整せい理り
voluntary liquidation; winding-up
再さい整せい理り
rearrangement; reorganization; recounting (an event)
整せい理

Etymology

Compound of 整 (arrange, put in order) and 理 (reason, logic). The combination conveys the idea of arranging things according to a rational order.

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