漢字道KANJIDO

16 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 316 strokesRadical
On
セイ
Kun
ととの(える)・ととの(う)
Meaning
arrange, put in order

Origin

ORIGIN

You strike a 束 (bundle) by hand to make it like 正 (which also gives the sound 'sei'), correct and tidy — to 'put in order'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セイ整理・整列・調整
ととのえる整える

Compare: 調える

ととのう整う

Compare: 調う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 整理せいり

    sorting, tidying

  • 整列せいれつ

    lining up

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

つくえの 上を 整える。

I tidy up the top of the desk.

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