Kanji

整

organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

攴部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ととのえる, ととのう

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさむ, ととのう, なり, のぶ, ひとし, まさ, よし

Common Readings

セイ, ととの…う, ととの…える

Example sentences

整える ととのえる
面接の前に、鏡を見て服装を整えた。

Before the interview, I looked in the mirror and adjusted my clothes.

鏡 かがみ
毎朝、鏡の前で身だしなみを整える。

Every morning, I groom myself in front of the mirror.

整う ととのう
準備が整ったら、出発しましょう。

Let's depart once the preparations are ready.

すべて すべて
すべての準備が整いました。

All preparations are complete.

整理 せいり
溜まった資料を整理して、机の上をきれいにした。

I organized the accumulated materials and tidied up the desk.

身の回り みのまわり
入院の準備のために、身の回りの品を整理した。

I organized my personal belongings in preparation for my hospitalization.

調整 ちょうせい
プロジェクトの進捗に合わせて、日程を調整した。

I adjusted the schedule according to the project's progress.

スケジュール スケジュール
来週のスケジュールを調整する必要があります。

Next week's schedule needs to be adjusted.

整備 せいび
長距離ドライブの前に、車のブレーキを整備した。

Before the long-distance drive, I maintained the car's brakes.

通信網 つうしんもう
災害に備えて、全国的な緊急通信網を整備する必要がある。

In preparation for disasters, it is necessary to establish a nationwide emergency communication network.

Example Vocabulary

整える

ととのえる

to put in order; to adjust; to arrange; to prepare

整う

ととのう

to be prepared; to be in order; to be well-proportioned; to be arranged

整理

せいり

organize; tidy up; arrangement

調整

ちょうせい

adjustment; coordination; regulation

整備

せいび

maintenance; preparation; consolidation

息を整える

いきをととのえる

to catch one's breath; to steady one's breathing

整然

せいぜん

orderly; systematic; well-organized

整列

せいれつ

lining up; alignment; standing in a row

整理がつく

せいりがつく

端整

たんせい

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