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段取り (だんどり, dandori) Japanese meaning: plan | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 段取りする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 段だん 取ど りする 段だん 取ど りしない Polite 段だん 取ど りします 段だん 取ど りしません Past polite 段だん 取ど りしました 段だん 取ど りしませんでした Past 段だん 取ど りした 段だん 取ど りしなかった Te-form 段だん 取ど りして 段だん 取ど りしないで Desire 段だん 取ど りしたい 段だん 取ど りしたくない Potential 段だん 取ど りできる 段だん 取ど りできない Passive 段だん 取ど りされる 段だん 取ど りされない Causative 段だん 取ど りさせる 段だん 取ど りさせない Causative passive 段だん 取ど りさせられる 段だん 取ど りさせられない Volitional 段だん 取ど りしよう Polite volitional 段だん 取ど りしましょう Imperative 段だん 取ど りしろ 段だん 取ど りするな Conditional 段だん 取ど りすれば 段だん 取ど りしなければ Tara conditional 段だん 取ど りしたら 段だん 取ど りしなかったら
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こう
の
段だん
取ど
り
を
決き
める
。
I decide on the travel arrangements.
Please explain the meeting agenda.
He is good at planning work steps.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 段だん 取ど りをする to make arrangements/plan the steps for something
I'm working out the arrangements for next week's event.
段だん 取ど りをつける to work out a plan of action / sort out the logistics
I worked out the plan of action before the meeting.
段だん 取ど りが 狂くる う for the schedule/plan to go awry
The train was late and it threw off my whole schedule.
段だん 取ど り 通どお りに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something exactly according to plan
The work proceeded exactly as planned.
段だん 取ど りを 整ととの える to set up/arrange the logistics for something
I arranged the logistics for the move.
Related words· 6 手順 focuses on the technical order of operations, while 段取り emphasizes the practical planning and preparation needed to carry them out.
計画 is a broader, more general term for a plan or project, whereas 段取り zooms in on the concrete sequence of steps and logistics.
準備 means getting things ready beforehand, while 段取り is specifically about how the steps of a task are ordered and arranged.
段取り emphasizes the step-by-step procedure or scheduling of a task, while 手はず focuses more on the overall arrangement or plan that has been settled.
Show 2 more 段取り is about the planning and setup done before a task, while 手際 is about how skillfully the task itself is executed.
段取り refers to the practical arrangements or planning made before doing something, while 手続き refers to the formal steps required by rules or authorities.
Written forms 段だん 取ど り Usage 96%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
段だん どり Usage 3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used.
ダンドリ Usage 1%
だんどり Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 段 (step, stage) and 取り (taking, arranging). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely developed from the idea of 'taking steps' in order.
