Japanese symbol for “collate”
並べ替える
ならべかえる
Romaji: narabekaeru
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort
In Japanese, collate is 並べ替える, read ならべかえる (narabekaeru).
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Meanings
- exp, v1 to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “collate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 付け合せる | つけあわせる tsukeawaseru | to compare; to check (against); to collate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 並び | ならび narabi | line; row; rank |
| 並びに | ならびに narabini | and (also); both ... and; as well as |
| 並ぶ | ならぶ narabu | to line up; to stand in a line |
| 並行 | へいこう heikou | going side-by-side; going abreast |
| 並木 | なみき namiki | roadside trees; row of trees |
| 町並み | まちなみ machinami | townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street |
| 為替 | かわせ kawase | money order; draft |
| 代替 | だいたい daitai | substitution |
See also: Chinese symbol for “collate”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.