369.調

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調

1. Meaning and Reading

  • investigate, tune, tone
  • Onyomi : ちょう
  • Kunyomi : しらべる

2. Kanji Explanation

  • 言 : words
  • 周 : around

From the image of investigating based on the words (言) of people around (周), it came to mean ‘to investigate’. It also has meanings such as ‘to adjust’ and ‘to choose’.

調 kanji meaning and mnemonic illustration

3. Example Words

調べる しらべる
to investigate, to examine

Investigate the cause.

調整 ちょうせい
adjustment, regulation

Adjust the volume.