整 Kanji – organize

The Japanese kanji 整 can mean organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music).

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
Onyomi: セイ
Kunyomi: ととのえる, ととのう
Romaji: sei, totonoeru, totonou
JLPT: 2
Frequency Rank: 478

How is 整 read?

整 has the onyomi reading セイ and the kunyomi readings ととのえる, ととのう.

In romaji, these readings can be written as sei, totonoeru, totonou.

Common Japanese Words Using 整

These common Japanese words contain 整. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • 均整(きんせい) — symmetry, balance, proportion, uniformity
  • 整える(ととのえる) — to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to fix, to straighten
  • 整形外科(せいけいげか) — orthopedic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, orthopedics, orthopaedics
  • 整合(せいごう) — adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
  • 整数(せいすう) — integer
  • 整頓(せいとん) — orderliness, put in order, tidying up, arranging neatly
  • 整備(せいび) — maintenance, servicing
  • 整理(せいり) — sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation
  • 整列(せいれつ) — standing in a row, forming a line, alignment
  • 調整(ちょうせい) — adjustment, regulation, coordination, reconciliation, tuning, fixing, tailoring

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