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
- —逆調unfavourable condition; adverse position
- —双調(in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); sōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
- —平調(in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); hyōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
- —調光variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
- —ト調key of G
- —イ調key of A
- —ロ調key of B
- —ハ調key of C
- —ニ調key of D
- —ホ調key of E
- —ヘ調key of F
- —杢調mottled (cloth color); speckled; grainy
- —調性tonality
- —悲調sad sound; plaintive melody
- —平調calm condition; normal condition
- —内調Cabinet Information Research Office
- —化調chemical seasoning
- —多調polytonality; polytonalism
- —調乳(prepared) baby formula; preparing formula
- —調香perfume blending; fragrance mixing