Jisho

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調

15 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
87 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 調 【チョウ】 pitch, tone, key, time, tempo, mood, tendency, style, tax paid in kind (ritsuryō period), first a tax on rice fields and households, then on individuals
  • 調印 【チョウイン】 signature, signing, sealing
  • 長調 【チョウチョウ】 major key
  • 空調 【クウチョウ】 air conditioning

Kun reading compounds

  • 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
  • 調べ 【しらべ】 investigation, inspection, examination, tune, note, melody
  • 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
  • 取り調べ 【とりしらべ】 investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors), examination, inquiry, enquiry
  • 整う 【ととのう】 to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged, to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious, to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face), to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
  • 整える 【ととのえる】 to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to fix, to straighten, to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy, to adjust, to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing), to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle

Readings

Japanese names:
ぎ、 つぎ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
diao4, tiao2
Korean:
jo, ju

Spanish

  • melodía
  • tono
  • investigar
  • comprobar
  • arreglar
  • poner en orden

Portuguese

  • canção
  • tom
  • métrica
  • clave (música)
  • estilo de escrever
  • preparar
  • exorcisar
  • investigar

French

  • enquête
  • mélodie
  • ton (majeur/mineur)
  • style d'écriture
  • préparer
  • exorciser
471 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
369 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
348 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
108 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4392 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
376 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
906 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2328 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.9 Japanese for Busy People
342 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
342 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1699 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1973 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1051 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1417 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
355 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35609P Morohashi
1567 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5647 New Nelson (John Haig)
349 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
373 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
219 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
434 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3049 2001 Kanji
7a8.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-8 SKIP code
0762.0 Four corner code
1-36-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8abf Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
kneel
Parts:
stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
682 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 印 【イン】 stamp, seal, chop, seal impression, seal, sealing, stamp, mark, print, mudra (symbolic hand gesture), ninja hand sign, India
  • 印鑑 【インカン】 stamp, seal
  • 消印 【ケシイン】 postmark, (postal) cancellation mark
  • 認め印 【ミトメイン】 private seal, personal seal, unregistered seal, informal seal, signet

Kun reading compounds

  • 印 【しるし】 mark, sign, symbol, emblem, badge, crest, flag, evidence, proof, token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)
  • 印半纏 【しるしばんてん】 livery coat
  • 感謝の印 【かんしゃのしるし】 token of appreciation
  • 印す 【しるす】 to leave (a mark, trace, etc.), to print, to stamp, to be a sign of, to be an omen for

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yin4
Korean:
in

Spanish

  • estampa
  • sello
  • marca
  • signo
  • símbolo

Portuguese

  • selo
  • carimbo
  • marca
  • símbolo
  • emblema
  • marca registrada
  • evidência
  • lembrança
  • Índia

French

  • tampon
  • sceau
  • impression
  • empreinte
  • symbole
  • emblème
  • marque
  • preuve
  • souvenir
  • Inde
348 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
448 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
425 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
720 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
102 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
801 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
384 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
260 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1043 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1086 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1136 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
251 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1023 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
554 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
733 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1437 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2848 Morohashi
828 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
630 New Nelson (John Haig)
1425 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1530 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
462 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2644 2001 Kanji
2e4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-2 SKIP code
1-3-2 SKIP code
7772.0 Four corner code
1-16-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5370 Unicode hex code