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    3. 調

    調

    調ちょう

    key

    NTMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab15 strokes

    ちょう

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    key
    music
    2.
    mode (in gagaku)
    music
    3.
    time, tempo, rhythm
    4.
    meter (of a poem), metre
    5.
    style, form, mood, pattern

    Noun

    6.
    tax in kind (paid with locally produced goods; under the ritsuryō system)
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji 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)
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