16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N1

organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)

Kun'yomi
  • to put in order ②to get ready ③to adjust ④to work out (e.g. business deal)
  • to be ready ②to be in order ③to be adjusted ④to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract)
On'yomi
  • セイ
Nanori
  • ひとし

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

セイ 70.8%
ととのえるととの 29.2%

Character Breakdown

organize, arranging, tune
セイ ととの.える ひとし (3rd, N1)
an imperial order or decree
チョク いまし.める みことのり (Kentei 1)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク たば つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Common Words

sorting ②liquidation ③retrenchment
to be ready ②to be in order ③to be adjusted ④to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract)
maintenance ②putting in place
to put in order ②to get ready ③to adjust ④to work out (e.g. business deal)
standing in a row
orthopedics ②smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 6574
JIS X 0208 1-32-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2436
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2360
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2871
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3562
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1839
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2501
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1670
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1800
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 452
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2581
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 840
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13394
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 328
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 503
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 512
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 443
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 593
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 345
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 438
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 387
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 948
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1686
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i12.3
Four corner code 5810.1
De Roo Code 1573