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Kanji 調: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 調: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate

Key takeaways

Kanji 調: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

調
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Meaning

tunetonemeterkey (music)writing styleprepareexorciseinvestigateharmonizemediate

On reading

チョウ

Kun reading

しら.べるしら.べととの.うととの.える

Radical

言

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 調

tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate

Kanji structure breakdown

調

Structure breakdown

言 + 周

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

To investigate something, you use words (言) to ask around (周) in every direction. It also means to harmonize or tune by adjusting your speech to fit the surrounding circumstances.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チョウ
  • 協調きょうちょう

    cooperation / harmony / coordination

  • 好調こうちょう

    favorable / in good condition / performing well

  • 失調しっちょう

    lack of coordination / imbalance

  • 単調たんちょう

    monotony / dullness / monotone

  • 調印ちょういん

    signing / seal / signature

  • 調停ちょうてい

    mediation / arbitration / dispute resolution

  • 調理ちょうり

    cooking / food preparation

  • 調和ちょうわ

    harmony / balance / agreement

Kun reading

しら.べる
  • 下調べしたしらべ

    preliminary research / advance check

  • 調べしらべ

    investigation / inquiry / check

  • 取り調べるとりしらべる

    to investigate / to examine closely

  • 調べるしらべる

    to investigate / to check / to look up

Commonly used words

  • 協調
    きょうちょう

    cooperation / harmony / coordination

  • 好調
    こうちょう

    favorable / in good condition / performing well

  • 失調
    しっちょう

    lack of coordination / imbalance

  • 単調
    たんちょう

    monotony / dullness / monotone

  • 調印
    ちょういん

    signing / seal / signature

  • 調停
    ちょうてい

    mediation / arbitration / dispute resolution

  • 下調べ
    したしらべ

    preliminary research / advance check

  • 調べ
    しらべ

    investigation / inquiry / check

  • 取り調べる
    とりしらべる

    to investigate / to examine closely

  • 調べる
    しらべる

    to investigate / to check / to look up

Example sentences

Example 1

みんなの協調が必要です。

Translation

Everyone's cooperation is necessary.

Example 2

意見の協調を目指しましょう。

Translation

Let's aim for harmony in opinions.

Example 3

今月の売り上げは好調です。

Translation

This month’s sales are doing well.

Example 4

スポーツチームの調子は好調だ。

Translation

The sports team is in good shape.

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