Kanji: 調

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	言 Radical name: ごんべん
Meaning:	Tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 90 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	調(しら)べる	to investigate
N3	強調(きょうちょう)	emphasis, stress, stressed point
N3	順調(じゅんちょう)	favourable, doing well, O.K., all right
N3	調査(ちょうさ)	investigation, examination, inquiry, survey
N3	調子(ちょうし)	tune, tone, key
N2	調整(ちょうせい)	regulation, adjustment, tuning
N2	調節(ちょうせつ)	regulation, adjustment, control
N2	調味料(ちょうみりょう)	condiment, seasoning
N1	協調(きょうちょう)	co-operation, conciliation, harmony, firm (market) tone
N1	好調(こうちょう)	favourable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape
N1	下調(したしら)べ	preliminary investigation, preparation
N1	失調(しっちょう)	lack of harmony
N1	調(しら)べ	preparation, investigation, inspection
N1	単調(たんちょう)	monotony, monotone, dullness
N1	調印(ちょういん)	signature, sign, sealing
N1	調停(ちょうてい)	arbitration, conciliation, mediation
N1	調理(ちょうり)	cooking
N1	調和(ちょうわ)	harmony
N1	取(と)り調(しら)べる	to investigate, to examine
N1	同調(どうちょう)	sympathy, agree with, alignment, tuning
N1	不調(ふちょう)	bad condition, not to work out (ie a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form