ちょう
調

noun

  1. pitch, tone, key.
  2. time, tempo.

noun, suffix

  1. mood, tendency, style.

noun

Archaism. Also 徴.
  1. tax paid in kind (ritsuryō period), first a tax on rice fields and households, then on individuals.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょう
調
 調 ちょう

Contained Kanji 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)