Memory phrase for the Kanji: 調

調

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Meaning

investigate, search, adjust, tone

Pronunciation

CHŌ
shiraberu, totonoeru

Explanation

Left: word , right: around, circumference (Also enclosed luck affects the surrounding) [ = A samurai with a full mouth is happy ]

Mnemonic

The words are doing the rounds that there will be an investigation.

Radicals

word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.
surrounding
good luckTop: Samurai , below: Mund . (This character and radical is a simplification of 喜)
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Vocabulary

 調べる  しらべる  to investigate/to check up
 調べ  しらべ  preparation, investigation, inspection
 順調  じゅんちょう  favourable, doing well, okay
 調節  ちょうせつ  regulation, adjustment, control
 調理  ちょうり  cooking
 調査  ちょうさ  investigation, examination, inquiry, survey
 調整  ちょうせい  regulation/adjustment/tuning
 調子  ちょうし  tone, rhythm, mood, style, condition
 調和  ちょうわ  harmony


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