修整|しゅうせいshuusei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbadjustment; retouching (in photography)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 修整する（しゅうせいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 修整します（しゅうせいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 修整しない（しゅうせいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 修整しません（しゅうせいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 修整せず・修整せぬ（しゅうせいせず・しゅうせいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 修整した（しゅうせいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 修整しました（しゅうせいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 修整しなかった（しゅうせいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 修整しませんでした（しゅうせいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 修整して（しゅうせいして） |
| Potential | 修整できる（しゅうせいできる） |
| Passive | 修整される（しゅうせいされる） |
| Causative | 修整させる（しゅうせいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 修整させられる（しゅうせいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 修整すれば（しゅうせいすれば） |
| tara | 修整したら（しゅうせいしたら） |
| Volitional | 修整しよう（しゅうせいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 修整しましょう（しゅうせいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 修整しろ（しゅうせいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym修正しゅうせいNeutralThe broadest term: correcting errors or shortcomings in documents, data, plans and more. 「修整」 leans toward touching up appearance, mostly photos.
- Synonym手直してなおしNeutralReworking something that is more or less finished; the emphasis is on small tweaks. More colloquial than 「修整」.
- Synonym直しなおしNeutralGeneral correcting or repairing; often appears as the second element in compounds. Not tied to touching up appearance.
- Synonym調整ちょうせいNeutralAdjusting to a suitable state — schedules, machines, figures; the nuance is coordination.
- Synonym直すなおすNeutralEveryday verb for repairing or correcting; the most common choice in speech, more colloquial than 「修整」.
- Related訂正ていせいNeutralCorrecting typos or mistaken information — fixing errors, not retouching an image.
- Related改めるあらためるNeutralVerb for changing or correcting something; also used for redoing something formally or properly. Covers far more ground than 「修整」.
- Related整えるととのえるNeutralVerb for putting things in neat order, e.g. tidying one's appearance or getting into shape; similar in sense to 「修整」.
- Related改正かいせいWrittenFormal, written word for revising laws and regulations; also 「ダイヤ改正」, 「運賃改正」. Not used for retouching images.
- Related変更へんこうNeutralChanging plans, settings and the like; the nuance is switching to something different, not fixing flaws.
- Related整理せいりNeutralSorting and organizing, clearing away what is not needed; the point is order, not touching up.
- Related改変かいへんWrittenFormal word for altering content so it differs from the original, as in 「地形改変」; can also imply unauthorized changes. 「修整」 just touches up appearance.
- Related整頓せいとんNeutralTidying things up so they sit in order; purely about arrangement, no sense of retouching.
- Related改造かいぞうNeutralRemodeling buildings, machines or organizations — changing their structure or function. 「修整」 targets flaws in appearance.
- Related変えるかえるNeutralThe plain, everyday verb for changing something; not necessarily in order to fix or improve it.
- Related改定かいていNeutralRevising prices, rules and the like, as in 「料金改定」; not used for touching up appearance.
- Related調節ちょうせつNeutralRegulating the degree of something such as temperature or volume, keeping it within a suitable range.
- Antonym乱すみだすNeutralTo throw into disorder or disrupt — the opposite of the neatness that 「修整」 implies.
Use 「修整」 for retouching photos or polishing appearance. To correct errors, pick 「修正」 (broadest) or 「訂正」 (typos, wrong information); for revising laws, 「改正」; for adjusting figures or schedules, 「調整」. In everyday speech 「直す」/「直し」 is the word for fixing. Others: 「手直し」 small tweaks, 「整える」 tidying into shape, 「改める」 changing or correcting, 「変更」/「変える」 switching to something else, 「改造」 remodeling, 「改変」 altering content, 「改定」 revising prices or rules, 「調節」 regulating degree, 「整理」/「整頓」 putting in order, 「乱す」 the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
