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Kanji Detail for 調 - "tune, to investigate, to prepare"

調

  • Meaning

    調 means "tune, to investigate, to prepare."

    1. Tune - To adjust; to harmonize.

    2. Investigate - To examine; to inquire.

    3. Prepare - To make ready; to arrange.

    4. Tax - Tribute; levy.

  • Words using 調

    • 調べ しらべ Listen investigation; inspection; examination
    • 調整 ちょうせい Listen adjustment; regulation; coordination
    • 調査 ちょうさ Listen investigation; examination; inquiry
    • 協調 きょうちょう Listen cooperation; conciliation; harmony
    • 好調 こうちょう Listen favourable; favorable; promising
    • 調達 ちょうたつ Listen supply; provision; raising
    • 調印 ちょういん Listen signature; signing; sealing
    • 順調 じゅんちょう Listen favourable; favorable; doing well

  • Four-character idioms with 調

    • 一本調子 いっぽんぢょうし Listen monotone; monotonous; dull
    • 異国情調 いこくじょうちょう Listen exoticism

  • Tattoo check: 調

    • Verified meaning: tune, to investigate, to prepare
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, しらべ, せんりつ, ちょう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 調

    Given names 調(おさむ)Listen 調(しらべ)Listen 調(せんりつ)Listen 調(ととの)Listen 調(なり)Listen 調(まもる)Listen 調(みつぎ)Listen 調(みつぐ)Listen

    Surnames 調(ちょう)Listen 調(つぎの)Listen 調(つずき)Listen 調(みずき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    transfer, move, change; tune

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To harmonize. Such as 調勻 (blend evenly). Therefore arranging matters to make them harmonious is also called 調. Such as 調停 (mediate), 調處 (settle). | To tease. Such as 調戲 (flirt), 調笑 (joke). | To dispatch. Such as 調兵 (transfer troops). All moving positions is called 調. Such as job transfer is called 調任. | Investigating and calculating is called 調. Such as 調查 (investigate). | Household tax is called 調. In Tang times there was the 租庸調法 (rent-service-cloth tax system). 調 is the ancient cloth and thread tax. | Musical pitch is called 調. Such as 聲調 (tone), 腔調 (melody). 調 has the meaning of rhythm and spirit. Therefore describing someone's talent is called 才調 (talent style).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shira.be(しら-べ) しら-べ

    shirabe.ru(しら-べる) しら-べる

    totono.eru(ととの-える) ととの-える

    totono.u(ととの-う) ととの-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    tune to investigate to prepare adjust arrange collect mock tax transfer tone key pitch mood condition balance coordination examine harmonize harmony inquire intonation manner melody method modulation order regulation research rhythm

Sentences including 調

  • How have you been getting on?

  • This machine does not run well.

  • How is your work coming along?

  • How are you doing?

  • Look it up in your dictionary.

  • He is really in good shape.

  • You had better look up the word.

  • Well , let me take it back and figure it out for you.

  • See if my answer is correct.

  • I will go along with your plan.

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