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    3. 調べる

    調べる

    調しらべ​る​

    to examine

    N4KMT10News #42+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    しらべる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    辞じ書しょで言こと葉ばの意い味みを調しらべます。

    I look up the meaning of words in a dictionary.

    KMT3EducationDaily Life
    明あし日たの天てん気き予よ報ほうをインターネットで調しらべた。

    I checked tomorrow's weather forecast on the internet.

    KMT5Daily LifeInternet & Social MediaWeather & Geography
    プレゼンテーションのために、新あたらしいデータを図と書しょ館かんで調しらべた。

    I researched new data at the library for the presentation.

    KMT6Work & CareerEducation
    警けい察さつが事じ件けんの原げん因いんを詳くわしく調しらべている。

    The police are thoroughly investigating the cause of the incident.

    KMT10Politics & LawDaily Life
    彼かれの発はつ言げんの真しん意いを調しらべるため、関かん係けい者しゃに聞きき込こみを行おこなった。

    To ascertain the true meaning of his statement, we interviewed those involved.

    KMT10Politics & LawWork & Career

    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
    べ
    be
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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