Kanji1 / 15
調 kanji
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
チョウ
Kun readings
しらべるしらべととのうととのえる
Words with 調
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —調製豆乳processed soy milk; adjusted soy milk; treated soy milk
- —調子にのるto get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to be caught up in the moment; to get cocky; to get up to speed; to move into gear
- —調子をとるto beat time; to mark time
- —お調子ものperson who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
- —お調子もんperson who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
- —調子はずれdiscord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
- —そうろう調epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru"
- —旨味調味料flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
- —旨み調味料flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
- —調子が良いin good condition; in fine shape; in form; in good health; (feeling) well; in working order; going well; running smoothly; glib; slick; smooth-talking; smooth-tongued; harmonious; melodious; rhythmical; musical
- —調子がよいin good condition; in fine shape; in form; in good health; (feeling) well; in working order; going well; running smoothly; glib; slick; smooth-talking; smooth-tongued; harmonious; melodious; rhythmical; musical
- —調子っ外れdiscord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
- —調子の良いin good condition; in fine shape; in form; in good health; (feeling) well; in working order; going well; running smoothly; glib; slick; smooth-talking; smooth-tongued; harmonious; melodious; rhythmical; musical
- —調子のよいin good condition; in fine shape; in form; in good health; (feeling) well; in working order; going well; running smoothly; glib; slick; smooth-talking; smooth-tongued; harmonious; melodious; rhythmical; musical
- —変調を来すto go out of order; to go wrong; to become abnormal; to show strange symptoms; to change (for the worse)
- —調理ばさみkitchen scissors; cooking shears
- —うまみ調味料flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
- —味醂風調味料mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
- —哀調をおびたplaintive (melody, tone, etc.); sad; mournful; doleful; sorrowful
- —全高調波歪みtotal harmonic distortion; THD