調

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate

Kun'yomi
  • to examine
  • investigation ②tune
  • to be ready ②to be in order ③to be adjusted ④to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract)
  • to put in order ②to get ready ③to work out (e.g. business deal)
On'yomi
  • チョ
    pitch ②time ③mood ④tax paid in kind (ritsuryō period)
Nanori
  • つぎ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

tune, tone, meter
チョウ しら.べる ととの.う (3rd, N3)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ まわ.り あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

tune ②vein ③condition ④impetus
investigation
investigation ②tune
physical condition
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors)
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References

Unicode hex code 8ABF
JIS X 0208 1-36-20
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4392
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5647
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1567
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1973
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1051
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1417
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 349
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 373
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 108
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2328
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 376
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35609P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 348
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 342
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 342
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 471
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 906
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 369
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 434
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 219
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 210
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.9
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1699
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 355
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a8.16
Four corner code 0762.0
De Roo Code 3049