調
Tune
Meanings
Tune, Tone, Meter, Key (music), Writing Style, Prepare, Exorcise, Investigate, Harmonize, Mediate
On'yomi
ちょう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
調 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
調 (Tune) is taught on WaniKani at level 10 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #87 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.
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