整える
ととのえる · totonoeru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan
to put in order
🗂️ 整える = 束 (bundle) + 正 (straight): bundle loose things and make them straight
Use it for tidying a desk, adjusting your posture, or getting ready for a trip. The same 整 appears in 整理 (seiri, tidying up), so both words share the idea of putting things in order.
整 — 束 bundle + 攵 tap/strike + 正 correct/upright
A compound character combining 敕 (to arrange, with 束 'bundle' and 攵 'strike/action') over 正 ('upright, correct'). The image is of striking a bundle into proper alignment, giving the meaning 'to put in order, arrange neatly.' From this came senses of 'whole, complete, tidy.'