This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

調

Readings

Kana: チョウ、しら.べる、しら.べ、ととの.う、ととの.える
Romaji: chō, shira.beru, shira.be, totono.u, totono.eru
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Name Readings

Kana: ぎ、つぎ
Romaji: gi, tsugi
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Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  87
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-7-8
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  tiao2
Unicode:  8abf
JIS:  4434

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1567
Nelson Index: 4392
New Nelson Index: 5647
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a8.16
Four Corner Index: 0762.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 348
Gakken Index: 108
Japanese Names Index: 2328
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35609P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0505
Remembering the kanji Index: 349
Busy People Index: 3.9
Kanji Way Index: 219
Kanji Flashcards Index: 906
Kodansha Compact Index: 1699
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 369
Kanji in Context Index: 210
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1051
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1417
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 355
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 373
Essential Kanji Index: 376
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1973
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3049
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 471
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 434

Words

調 (ちょう)
pitch; tone; key; time; tempo; mood; tendency; style; tax on products
調整 (ちょうせい)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing; tailoring
調教 (ちょうきょう)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
強調 (きょうちょう)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
調べる (しらべる)
to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
調査 (ちょうさ)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
国勢調査 (こくせいちょうさ)
(national) census
調理 (ちょうり)
cooking; food preparation
長調 (ちょうちょう)
major key
調達 (ちょうたつ)
supply; provision; raising
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