整然
せいぜん · seizen · JLPT N1 · noun
orderly
📚 整 (arrange) + 然 (-ly suffix) = arranged-ly; sounds like say zen to a tidy desk
整 means put in order or neat, and 然 works like the English suffix -ly. Seizen sounds like say zen, a calm, tidy state. Use it for neat rows, lists, and systems.
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.'