整備|せいびseibi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmaintenance; servicing
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbputting in place; development; improvement; preparation; provision; equipping; outfitting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 整備する（せいびする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 整備します（せいびします） |
| Negative (nai) | 整備しない（せいびしない） |
| polite (masen) | 整備しません（せいびしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 整備せず・整備せぬ（せいびせず・せいびせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 整備した（せいびした） |
| polite (mashita) | 整備しました（せいびしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 整備しなかった（せいびしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 整備しませんでした（せいびしませんでした） |
| Te form | 整備して（せいびして） |
| Potential | 整備できる（せいびできる） |
| Passive | 整備される（せいびされる） |
| Causative | 整備させる（せいびさせる） |
| Causative passive | 整備させられる（せいびさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 整備すれば（せいびすれば） |
| tara | 整備したら（せいびしたら） |
| Volitional | 整備しよう（せいびしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 整備しましょう（せいびしましょう） |
| Imperative | 整備しろ（せいびしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymメンテナンスNeutralA loanword for the upkeep of equipment and systems, as in 「定期メンテナンス」; 整備 also covers developing roads and laws.
- Synonym営繕えいぜんWrittenA written, formal term for constructing and repairing buildings, often in the names of official departments.
- SynonymメンテCasualA colloquial shortening of 「メンテナンス」, as in 「サーバーメンテ」; casual in tone, fine in chat and informal notices but not in formal writing.
- Related保全ほぜんNeutralFocuses on protecting something from damage rather than repairing it, as in 「環境保全」 and 「証拠保全」.
- Related管理かんりNeutralIs about overseeing and controlling something, as in 「品質管理」; the focus is supervision, whereas 整備 is about getting things into working order.
- Related維持いじNeutralMeans keeping the current state unchanged, as in 「現状維持」; 整備 is about putting something in order so it can be used.
- Related保守ほしゅNeutralRefers to maintaining equipment and systems, as in 「保守点検」; it can also mean political conservatism, which 整備 does not.
- Antonym荒廃こうはいNeutralMeans falling into ruin and becoming useless — the direct opposite of 整備.
- Antonym放置ほうちNeutralMeans leaving something as it is and doing nothing about it — the opposite of 整備.
Use 「整備」 for servicing vehicles and equipment or improving roads and systems, as in 「自動車整備」 and 「法整備」. For routine upkeep of equipment choose 「メンテナンス」 or 「保守」; for keeping things as they are, 「維持」; for protecting the environment, 「保全」. 「放置」 and 「荒廃」 are its opposites.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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