noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation.
  2. liquidation, settlement, consolidation, clearance (e.g. debt), paying off.
  3. retrenchment, curtailment, cutting down, disposal.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
整理 せいり

Contained Kanji 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)
logic, arrangement, reason
リ ことわり あや (2nd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)