JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 7

調 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

investigate; tune; condition

On
チョウchou
Kun
しらべるshiraberu ととのうtotonou ととのえるtotonoeru しらべshirabe やわらぐyawaragu あざけるazakeru みつぎmitsugi

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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調15 strokes

How to write 調: stroke order

調 has 15 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

調 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 調 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 調

The parts 調 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 言

    say; words

    Radical

  • 周

    circumference; surroundings

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 7