調
tune, investigate
JLPT N3 Grade 3 15 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- しら.べる・しら.べ・ととの.う・ととの.える
- On'yomi
- チョウ
- Radical
- 言 · speech (words, speak)
調 means "tune, investigate". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 15 strokes. It is read しら.べる・しら.べ・ととの.う・ととの.える in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チョウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.
調 in example sentences
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Choushi wa dou?
How's it going?
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Sono choushi da.
That's the spirit.
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Taichou ga warui no?
Are you sick?
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.
Stroke order & writing
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Words that use 調
- 調べる to investigate, to look up
- 調味料 seasoning
- 調理 cooking, food preparation
- 調理法 cooking method
- 調査 survey, investigation
- 体調 physical condition
- 栄養失調 malnutrition
- 口調 tone of voice
- 強調 emphasis
- 協調 cooperation, harmony
- 調整 adjustment, coordination
- 好調 good condition, going well
- 不調 poor condition, slump
- 絶好調 in peak form
- 順調 favorable, smooth
- 調合 mixing, blending
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Common questions
- What does the kanji 調 mean?
- 調 means "tune, investigate". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
- How many strokes does 調 have?
- 調 is written in 15 strokes.
- How is 調 read?
- It is read しら.べる・しら.べ・ととの.う・ととの.える in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チョウ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 調?
- 調 is a JLPT N3 kanji.