Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 調整する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 調ちょう 整せい する 調ちょう 整せい しない Polite 調ちょう 整せい します 調ちょう 整せい しません Past polite 調ちょう 整せい しました 調ちょう 整せい しませんでした Past 調ちょう 整せい した 調ちょう 整せい しなかった Te-form 調ちょう 整せい して 調ちょう 整せい しないで Desire 調ちょう 整せい したい 調ちょう 整せい したくない Potential 調ちょう 整せい できる 調ちょう 整せい できない Passive 調ちょう 整せい される 調ちょう 整せい されない Causative 調ちょう 整せい させる 調ちょう 整せい させない Causative passive 調ちょう 整せい させられる 調ちょう 整せい させられない Volitional 調ちょう 整せい しよう Polite volitional 調ちょう 整せい しましょう Imperative 調ちょう 整せい しろ 調ちょう 整せい するな Conditional 調ちょう 整せい すれば 調ちょう 整せい しなければ Tara conditional 調ちょう 整せい したら 調ちょう 整せい しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 調ちょう 整せい する to adjust something (a setting, device, etc.)
I adjusted the temperature on the air conditioner.
〈 事こと 〉 を 調ちょう 整せい する to coordinate or arrange something (a schedule, plan)
We're coordinating the schedule for the meeting.
〈 物もの 〉 に 合あ わせて 調ちょう 整せい する to adjust something to match or fit something else
I adjusted the chair's height to match the size.
〈 人ひと 〉 と 調ちょう 整せい する to coordinate with someone (about plans, timing)
I coordinated with my boss about which day to take off.
Expressions 調ちょう 整せい 中ちゅう under adjustment; being adjusted; out of service Kanji 整 organize, arranging, tune Related words· 11 調整 covers broad adjustments and coordination (schedules, plans, settings), while 調節 is used for fine, continuous control of a single quantity like temperature or volume.
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.
調整 is about fine-tuning or coordinating something toward a goal, while 修正 specifically means correcting an error or flaw in something.
調整 is a general term for adjustment or regulation, whereas 校正 specifically refers to calibration against a fixed standard.
Show 7 more Show fewer 調整 is a native, formal word for adjusting or coordinating (schedules, machinery), while コーディネート is a loanword used especially for business or event coordination with a more modern feel.
調整 means adjusting something to reach a proper balance or setting (like a schedule or volume), whereas 手直し means fixing specific flaws in something already made.
調整する focuses on the act of adjusting or fine-tuning so things fit together, while 打ち合わせる emphasizes the prior discussion used to reach that arrangement.
調整 means adjustment in general (settings, schedules, mechanisms), whereas チューニング is narrower and usually implies fine-tuning for optimal performance.
調整 is a general term for tuning or regulating something into proper condition, while 補正 specifically implies compensating for an error, bias, or deviation.
カスタマイズ is a loanword for reshaping a product to personal taste, while 調整 is the plainer native word for fine-tuning or adjusting something.
調整 is a more formal or technical word for adjustment, while 加減 is used in everyday contexts like cooking or physical effort.
Don't confuse with 調整 (ちょうせい ) means adjustment or coordination, while the identically-pronounced 調製 (ちょうせい ) means preparing or manufacturing something like medicine or food.
調整 means to adjust or fine-tune something, while 調停 means to mediate a dispute; the two are easily confused because of their similar kanji and reading.
調整 (adjustment/coordination) shares the kanji 調 and sound pattern with 調達 (procurement) but refers to fine-tuning something, not obtaining it.
Word family· 40 readjustment; realignment
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
unadjusted; without adjustment
adjusted value; adjusted price
adjustor; regulator; modifier; conditioning agent
Show 5 more Show fewer control valve; regulating valve · something that maintains equilibrium or balance
coordinator; coordinating role
regulating reservoir; retention basin; balancing pond
RNG manipulation; random number adjustment
justification (text alignment) · positioning; alignment
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Etymology Compound of 調 (ちょう , 'tune, arrange') and 整 (せい , 'organize, adjust'). The combination naturally yields the meaning of adjusting or coordinating something into proper order.
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