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    3. 上調子

    上調子

    上うわ調ちょう子し

    high pitch

    NTNoun, AdjectiveMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab21 strokes

    うわちょうし

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    high pitch, higher tone

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    調
    しら.べる・しら.べ・ととの.う・ととの.える…(3)
    tune・tone・meter・key (music)・writing style…(5)
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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