Word details
調
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 調.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Music
key
2
Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Music
mode (in gagaku)
3
Noun, used as a suffix
time; tempo; rhythm
4
Noun, used as a suffix
meter (of a poem); metre
5
Noun, used as a suffix
style; form; mood; pattern
6
Historical term; Common noun
tax in kind (paid with locally produced goods; under the ritsuryō system)
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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