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    3. 変調

    変調

    変へん調ちょう

    irregularity

    KMT8News #25+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveTechnologyMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab24 strokes

    へんちょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    irregularity, abnormality, anomaly
    2.
    change of tone, transposition
    music
    3.
    modulation
    telecommunications

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    機き械かいに変へん調ちょうが見みられた。

    An irregularity was observed in the machine.

    KMT6Technology
    彼かれの声こえにわずかな変へん調ちょうが見みられ、緊きん張ちょうしていることがうかがえた。

    A slight change of tone was observed in his voice, suggesting he was nervous.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    作さっ曲きょく家かは、曲きょくに劇げき的てきな効こう果かを生うみ出だすために、突とつ然ぜんの変へん調ちょうを用もちいた。

    The composer used a sudden modulation to create a dramatic effect in the piece.

    KMT8Music & EntertainmentArt & Design
    急きゅう激げきな温おん度ど変へん化かにより、エンジンの調ちょう子しに変へん調ちょうをきたし始はじめた。

    Due to the sudden change in temperature, the engine started to show signs of abnormality.

    KMT9TechnologyScience & Math
    電でん気き通つう信しんにおいて、信しん号ごうを長ちょう距きょ離りにわたって送そう信しんするためには変へん調ちょうが不ふ可か欠けつです。

    In telecommunications, modulation is essential for transmitting signals over long distances.

    KMT9TechnologyScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    変
    か.わる・か.わり・か.える…(1)
    unusual・change・strange
    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)
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