JLPT N3 · Noun

調子 (choushi)

調子 (ちょうし, choushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “tune; tone”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちょうし
Romaji: choushi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

tune; tone; key; pitch; time · noun
vein; mood; way; manner; style · noun
condition; state of health; shape · noun
impetus; spur of the moment; strain · noun
trend · noun

Example sentences

あなたの新しい車は調子よく動いていますか。

Is your new car behaving well?

Tatoeba #233175

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

Kanji in 調子

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

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AMシ・ス・こ・-こ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 調子.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1429170 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.