配列・排列|はいれつhairetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
配列配列（はいれつ） is the most common written form and is written entirely in kanji. Use it when writing the word.
排列排列（はいれつ） is a rarely used written form, also written entirely in kanji. You will seldom encounter it, so do not choose it as a learner.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbarranging; ordering; sequencing; lining up; laying out
- noun, noun (suffix)sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; alignment; layout (e.g. keyboard layout)
- noun, computingarray
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 配列する（はいれつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 配列します（はいれつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 配列しない（はいれつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 配列しません（はいれつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 配列せず・配列せぬ（はいれつせず・はいれつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 配列した（はいれつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 配列しました（はいれつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 配列しなかった（はいれつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 配列しませんでした（はいれつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 配列して（はいれつして） |
| Potential | 配列できる（はいれつできる） |
| Passive | 配列される（はいれつされる） |
| Causative | 配列させる（はいれつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 配列させられる（はいれつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 配列すれば（はいれつすれば） |
| tara | 配列したら（はいれつしたら） |
| Volitional | 配列しよう（はいれつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 配列しましょう（はいれつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 配列しろ（はいれつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym順序じゅんじょNeutralRefers to the order of events or the steps of a task. 「配列」 centers on the result of arranging things in order, and also means an array in programming.
- Synonym順番じゅんばんNeutralCommon in everyday speech for turn-taking order or ranking, as in 「順番を待つ」. 「配列」 is about how objects are laid out.
- Synonym順じゅんNeutralA single character, mostly a suffix giving the sorting basis, as in 「五十音順」 or 「到着順」. 「配列」 refers to the overall layout.
- Synonym並列へいれつNeutralSide-by-side arrangement or parallel connection in circuits. 「配列」 stresses arranging in sequence rather than equal, parallel standing.
- Synonym次序じじょWrittenWritten/formal prose for order of succession; used less often. In everyday speech, 「順序」 or 「順番」 is the natural choice.
- SynonymシーケンスNeutralLoanword for a series of things following a set order; common in technical fields and film/TV. 「配列」 stresses how things are arranged and also covers gene sequences.
- Synonym並べ方ならべかたCasualColloquial word for the way things are arranged. 「配列」 is a formal-sounding kanji compound, and can also refer to the resulting arrangement.
- Related序列じょれつWrittenWritten/formal prose for ranks ordered by achievement or status, as in 「年功序列」. 「配列」 covers only arrangement, with no sense of hierarchy.
- Related系列けいれつNeutralA series of related things, or affiliated companies, as in 「系列会社」. It does not describe physical arrangement.
Use 「配列」 for arranging or laying out things or data — including arrays, gene sequences and layouts. For order of succession pick 「順序」 or, in everyday speech, 「順番」; for ranks, 「序列」; for side-by-side or parallel, 「並列」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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