Word details
調べ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 調べ.
Dictionary
Entry
1
investigation; inspection; examination
Examples
先生はわれわれの答案調べに忙しい。
The teacher is busy looking over our tests.
2
tune; note; melody
Examples
どこからかハープの流麗な調べが聞こえてきた。
They could hear the elegant, flowing sound of a harp coming from somewhere.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
調
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
15 strokesFrequency 87JLPT N2Grade 3
On
チョウ
Kun
しら.べるしら.べととの.うととの.える
Nanori
ぎつぎ
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