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調
Stroke Count
15 Strokes
Radical
言 + 8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
Readings
Kun'yomi: ととの.う、ととの.える、しら.べる、しら.べ。
On'yomi: ジョウ。(Go-on Reading)
チョウ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 調

Dictionary Entry for 調

chou
noun
  1. pitch; tone; key
  2. time; tempo
noun, suffix
  1. mood; tendency; style
noun
  1. tax paid in kind (ritsuryo period); first a tax on rice fields and households, then on individuals (also 徴)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 調

Construction of Character for 調

Radicals and parts present in 調
» Radical say
» Part upside-down box radical (no. 13)
» Part mouth
» Part soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Kanji variants for 調
» Simplified Chinese Character
Origin and construction of 調

Kanji related to 調

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Meanings in Other Languages for 調

French
  1. enquête, mélodie, ton (majeur/mineur), style d'écriture, préparer, exorciser
Portuguese
  1. canção, tom, métrica, clave (música), estilo de escrever, preparar, exorcisar, investigar
Spanish
  1. melodía, tono, investigar, comprobar, arreglar, poner en orden

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