調 – tune, tone, meter

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The kanji 調 means tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ (chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しら.べる、しら.べ、ととの.う、ととの.える (shiraberu, shirabe, totonou, totonoeru). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
Kun’yomi	しら.べる	shiraberu
Kun’yomi	しら.べ	shirabe
Kun’yomi	ととの.う	totonou
Kun’yomi	ととの.える	totonoeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・口・土・冂.

Words using 調

調べるしらべるto examine順調じゅんちょうfavourable強調きょうちょうemphasis協調きょうちょうcooperation調査ちょうさinvestigation調子ちょうしtune調整ちょうせいadjustment調節ちょうせつregulation調味料ちょうみりょうseasoning好調こうちょうfavourable同調どうちょうconformity調べしらべinvestigation単調たんちょうmonotony調印ちょういんsignature調停ちょうていmediation調理ちょうりcooking調和ちょうわharmony不調ふちょうbad condition下調べしたしらべpreliminary investigation失調しっちょうlack of harmony取り調べるとりしらべるto investigate

Example sentences

ココの知能指数を調べるのは容易ではない。

Testing Koko's IQ is not easy.

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すべてが順調にいっている。

Everything is going very well.

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先生は毎日の練習の大切さを強調した。

The teacher stressed the importance of daily practice.

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Kanji with the same radical

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