整
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On readingせい16 strokesN4
Radical 攴 · strikeStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 整.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- せい
- Kun reading
- ととのえる, ととのう
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 整 has 16 strokes and the on-reading せい. 整える (ととのえる) describes tidying or preparing something; 整う (ととのう) describes becoming orderly or ready.
- Basic usage: Distinguish straightening clothes or tidying a room from preparations or arrangements being in place.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Preparing something and becoming ready
- 服装を整えた means straightening one's clothes; 部屋をきれいに整えた means tidying the room neatly.
- 準備が整い means that preparations were complete. 机の並びが整う describes the arrangement of the desks becoming orderly.