Japanese word

配列

Pronunciation

Romajihairetsu

Meaning

  • nounarrangement

Example

本の配列を変えます。hon no hai retsu o ka e ma su

I change the arrangement of the books.

Illustration for 配列 (arrangement)

More examples

資料の配列を見直します。shi ryō no hai retsu o mi nao shi ma su

I will review the arrangement of the materials.

Core concept

Presents separate elements as an organized whole by determining where each one belongs.

Common phrases

  • 配列を変えるhai retsu o ka e ru

    change the arrangement

  • 配列を確認するhai retsu o kaku nin su ru

    check the arrangement

Similar words

配置haichi: The placement of things in particular positions or locations.
並びnarabi: The order or line in which things are placed.
構成kōsei: The way parts are arranged to form a whole.

Definition in Japanese

物や要素を、順序や位置を定めて並べること。また、その並び方。mono ya yō so o jun jo ya i chi o sada me te nara be ru ko to ma ta so no nara bi kata

Word origin

配列 (hairetsu) is a compound of 配 (hai, "distribute") and 列 (retsu, "row"), so its structure suggests placing distributed elements in an ordered row.

Usage tips

  • The programming sense of 配列 (hairetsu) is familiar in Japanese technical language because it names a group of data arranged for use by a program.

Other meanings

  • arraynoun
  • ordernoun

Related words

  • 配列するhairetsusuruarrangeverb
  • 再配列saihairetsurearrangementnoun

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