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調 · tune, tone

調 is a kanji meaning tune, tone, meter, key (music). It has 15 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • チョウchō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • しらべるshiraberu
  • しらべshirabe
  • ととのうtotonou
  • ととのえるtotonoeru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 調 · 21 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 調
WordReadingMeaningLevel
調べるしらべるto check; to look up; to inquire; to searchN4
順調じゅんちょうdoing wellN3
強調きょうちょうemphasis, stress, stressed pointN3
協調きょうちょうco-operation, conciliation, harmonyN3
調査ちょうさsurvey; investigationN3
調子ちょうしcondition, state, tune, toneN3
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More words that use 調
WordReadingMeaningLevel
調整ちょうせいregulation, adjustment, tuningN2
調節ちょうせつregulation, adjustment, controlN2
調味料ちょうみりょうcondiment, seasoningN2
好調こうちょうsatisfactory, in good shapeN1
同調どうちょうsympathy, agree with, alignmentN1
取り調べるとりしらべるto investigate, to examineN1
下調べしたしらべpreliminary investigationN1
調べしらべinvestigation, inspectionN1
単調たんちょうmonotony, monotone, dullnessN1
調印ちょういんsignature, sign, sealingN1
調停ちょうていarbitration, conciliation, mediationN1
調理ちょうりcookingN1
調和ちょうわharmonyN1
失調しっちょうlack of harmony, imbalanceN1
不調ふちょうbad condition, disorder, slumpN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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