Moto 調: Tune; Tone; MeterKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チョウ
- Kun'yomi
- しら(べる)、しら(べ)、ととの(う)、ととの(える)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 549 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チョウ)
- 調整ちょうせいadjustment; regulation
- 調査ちょうさinvestigation; examination
- 協調きょうちょうcooperation; conciliation
- 好調こうちょうfavourable; favorable
- 調達ちょうたつsupply; provision
- 調印ちょういんsignature; signing
- 順調じゅんちょうfavourable; favorable
- 上っ調子うわっちょうしflippant; frivolous
- 基調きちょうbasic tone; underlying tone
- 調子ちょうしtune; tone
- 体調たいちょうphysical condition; state of health
- 調停ちょうていarbitration; conciliation
- 調書ちょうしょprotocol; written evidence
- 口調くちょうtone (of voice); manner of talking
- 実態調査じったいちょうさfact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions
- 調理ちょうりcooking; food preparation
- 不調ふちょうbad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal)
- 歩調ほちょうpace; step
- 調和ちょうわharmony; accord
- 堅調けんちょうfirm (market); bullish
- 低調ていちょうinactive; slow
- 論調ろんちょうtone (of argument); tenor
- 同調どうちょうsympathy; agreement with
- 国勢調査こくせいちょうさ(national) census
- 単調たんちょうmonotony; monotone
- 調節ちょうせつregulation; adjustment
- 復調ふくちょうdemodulation
- 空調くうちょうair conditioning
- 乱調らんちょうconfusion
- 快調かいちょうgood (condition); going well
- 栄養失調えいようしっちょうmalnutrition
- 調味料ちょうみりょうseasoning; flavoring
- 調教ちょうきょうtraining (animals); breaking (animals)
- 本調子ほんちょうしone's normal condition; one's usual state
- 色調しきちょうcolor tone; colour tone
- 長調ちょうちょうmajor key
- 市場調査しじょうちょうさmarket research
- 短調たんちょうminor key
- ト長調トちょうちょうG major
- 上り調子のぼりちょうしrise; improvement
- 公安調査庁こうあんちょうさちょう(Japanese) Public Security Intelligence Agency
- 公害等調整委員会こうがいとうちょうせいいいんかいEnvironmental Dispute Coordination Commission
- 再調査さいちょうさre-examination; reinvestigation
- 化学調味料かがくちょうみりょうchemical seasoning (esp. monosodium glutamate)
- 変調へんちょうchange of tone; variation (music)
- 失調しっちょうlack of harmony; lack of balance
- 完調かんちょうone's best form
- 年末調整ねんまつちょうせいyear-end tax adjustment
- 強調きょうちょうemphasis; highlight
- 意識調査いしきちょうさattitude survey; opinion poll
- 新調しんちょうmaking (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made
- 格調かくちょうtone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
- 絶好調ぜっこうちょうin perfect form; going swimmingly
- 自律神経失調症じりつしんけいしっちょうしょうautonomic ataxia
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 調べしらべinvestigation; inspection
- 取り調べとりしらべinvestigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination
- 下調べしたしらべpreliminary investigation; preparation
- 取り調べるとりしらべるto investigate; to examine
- 取調べとりしらべinvestigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination
- 調うととのうto be ready; to be prepared
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