整
整 — Organize
organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
On’yomiセイ (sei)
Kun’yomiととのえる (totonoeru)
Kun’yomiととのう (totonou)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 整
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 調整 | ちょうせい chousei | adjustment; regulation; coordination |
| 整備 | せいび seibi | maintenance; servicing; putting in place |
| 整理 | せいり seiri | sorting; arrangement; organization |
| 整った | ととのった totonotta | well-ordered; in good order; well-featured |
| 整合 | せいごう seigou | adjustment; coordination; integration |
| 均整 | きんせい kinsei | symmetry; balance; proportion |
Study notes
整 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #478 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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