整う・調う・斉う|ととのうtotonou[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Which spelling to use
整う整う is the most common written form of this word and is the form learners will generally encounter most often.
調う調う is a rarely used kanji-and-kana variant of 整う, so learners will seldom encounter it.
斉う斉う is a rarely used kanji-and-kana variant of 整う, so learners will seldom encounter it.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto be ready; to be prepared; to be arranged
    I will see to it that everything is ready for your departure.
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto be in order; to be put in order; to be well-ordered; to be well-proportioned; to be harmonious
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto be adjusted; to be regulated; to be refined (e.g. of a face)
  4. godan verb, intransitive verbto be settled (e.g. treaty, contract); to be completed
Conjugation
Dictionary form整う(ととのう)
Polite (masu)整います(ととのいます)
Negative (nai)整わない(ととのわない)
polite (masen)整いません(ととのいません)
classical zu / nu整わず・整わぬ(ととのわず・ととのわぬ)
Past (ta)整った(ととのった)
polite (mashita)整いました(ととのいました)
Past negative (nakatta)整わなかった(ととのわなかった)
polite (masen deshita)整いませんでした(ととのいませんでした)
Te form整って(ととのって)
Potential整える(ととのえる)
Passive整われる(ととのわれる)
Causative整わせる(ととのわせる)
Causative passive整わせられる・整わされる(ととのわせられる・ととのわされる)
Conditional (ba)整えば(ととのえば)
tara整ったら(ととのったら)
Volitional整おう(ととのおう)
polite (mashou)整いましょう(ととのいましょう)
Imperative整え(ととのえ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive整うととのう⇄transitive整えるととのえる
準備じゅんびが整ととのう
整う describes the state of things being in order or ready (as in 準備が整う 'preparations are complete'), while 整える describes the act of putting things into that state (as in 準備を整える 'to get preparations ready').

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 乱みだれのないきちんとした状態じょうたいになる。
  2. 望のぞましい状態じょうたいになる。
  3. 形かたちが美うつくしくまとまっている。
  4. 必要ひつようなものが揃そろう。
  5. 話し合はなしあいがまとまる。
Kanji in this word
See also

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