Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 15

調

Meaning in English

tune, tone, meter

Readings

Onyomi: チョウ Kunyomi: しら.べる, しら.べ, ととの.う, ととの.える Romaji: chou / shira.beru, shira.be, totono.u, totono.eru

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調

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese afinação, tom, métrica

Spanish melodía, tono, compás

Korean 선율, 음색, 박자

French mélodie, tonalité, mesure

Italian melodia, tono, metro

German Melodie, Ton, Takt

Indonesian nada, intonasi, meter

★ Vietnamese giai điệu, âm điệu, nhịp điệu

Thai ทำนอง เสียง จังหวะ

Related kanji

N1 請 sei, shin, shou / ko.u, u.keru solicit, invite, ask N3 論 ron / agetsura.u argument, discourse, argumentation N3 談 dan discuss, talk, discuter N2 諸 sho / moro various, many, several N2 課 ka chapter, lesson, section N1 誕 tan nativity, be born, declension N1 誰 sui / dare, tare, ta who, someone, somebody N1 諾 daku consent, assent, agreement N1 諒 ryou / akira.ka, makotoni fact, reality, understand

Words with this kanji

N1 調和 chouwa harmony N1 失調 shicchou lack of harmony, imbalance N1 不調 fuchou bad condition, disorder, slump N2 調味料 choumiryou condiment, seasoning N3 順調 junchou favorable, going well, smooth N3 強調 kyouchou emphasis, stress, highlight N3 協調 kyouchou cooperation, harmony, coordination N3 調査 chousa survey, investigation, research N3 調子 choushi condition, rhythm, tone, state

Sentences with this kanji

N5 その問題に関してはもう少し調べてから答える Sono mondai ni kanshite wa mou sukoshi shirabete kara kotaeru Regarding that issue I will research more before answering N3 この調査は全国にわたって行われた Kono chousa wa zenkoku ni watatte okonawareta This survey was conducted nationwide N4 分からない言葉があったら、辞書で調べます。 Wakaranai kotoba ga attara, jisho de shirabemasu. If there is a word I do not understand, I look it up in a dictionary. N5 辞書で意味を調べました。 Jisho de imi o shirabemashita. I checked the meaning in the dictionary. N3 分からない単語があったらすぐ辞書で調べるようにしている Wakaranai tango ga attara sugu jisho de shiraberu you ni shite iru When I find unknown words I try to check them immediately in a dictionary N4 そんなに無理をすると体調を崩してしまうかもしれないよ Sonna ni muri o suru to taichou o kuzushite shimau kamo shirenai yo If you push yourself too much you might get sick