JLPT N1 · Noun

調べ (shirabe)

調べ (しらべ, shirabe) is a Japanese noun meaning “investigation; inspection”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しらべ
Romaji: shirabe
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

investigation; inspection; examination · noun, suffix noun
tune; note; melody · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

先生はわれわれの答案調べに忙しい。

The teacher is busy looking over our tests.

Tatoeba #141663

どこからかハープの流麗な調べが聞こえてきた。

They could hear the elegant, flowing sound of a harp coming from somewhere.

Tatoeba #201020

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 調べ

調

tune, tone, meterチョウ・しら.べる・しら.べ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 調べ.

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単調たんちょうmonotony調印ちょういんsignature調停ちょうていmediation

Source: JMdict entry 1429050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.