The kanji 整: meaning, readings and stroke order

整

Meaning: put in order, tidy
On reading: セイ sei
Kun reading: ととの（える） totonoeru、ととの（う） totonou
Strokes: 16
Radical: 攴 rap
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: sắp xếp gọn gàng (chỉnh)
Japanese: きちんとととのえる。
Korean: 정리하다 (정)
Chinese: 整理、整齐

Readings, words and example sentences

セイ sei · on reading

整せい理り
tidying up, putting in order
たなの本を 整せい理りします。
I tidy up the books on the shelf.

ととの（える） totonoeru · kun reading

整ととのえる
to put in order, to make neat
出かけるまえに身なりを 整ととのえます。
I make myself look neat before going out.

ととの（う） totonou · kun reading · less common

整ととのう
to be ready, to be in order
会の用意が 整ととのいました。
Everything is ready for the get-together.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.