01
整理
せいり
organizing
Meanings
- organize
- arranging
- tune
- tone
- meter
- key (music)
Readings
Onyomi
- セイ
Kunyomi
- ととの.える
- ととの.う
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Useful words
02
調整
ちょうせい
adjustment
03
整備
せいび
maintenance
04
整列
せいれつ
lining up
05
整える
ととのえる
to put in order
06
整う
ととのう
to be in order
Compare Kanji
01正Component90%correct, justice正 sits at the bottom of 整, fitting the concept of putting things straight and orderly.02調Meaning86%tune, toneAdjusting or tuning in 調 matches the arranging sense of 整.03理Meaning82%logic, arrangementOrder and reason in 理 sit near the clean arrangement that 整 suggests.04改Meaning76%reformation, changeImproving something often means reorganizing it; 改 fits the fixing side of 整.05揃Meaning72%all present, be completeLining things up in 揃 adds 整 a concrete arranging action.06束Component58%bundle, sheafThe left-top mass of 整 comes from 束, useful for breaking the complex form apart.