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    3. 調子が狂う

    調子が狂う

    調ちょう子しが​狂くるう​

    to act up (machine)

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab32 strokes

    ちょうしがくるう

    Verb

    1.
    to act up (machine), to go out of tune (instrument), to not work right, to have something amiss
    2.
    to be knocked off stride, to lose one's bearings, to lose one's presence of mind, to lose one's balance

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    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)
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    狂
    くる.う・くる.おしい・くるお.しい…(1)
    lunatic・insane・crazy・confuse
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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