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口く調ちょう
Meanings
Noun
1. tone (of voice); manner of talking
I couldn't keep myself from taking a harsh tone.
Kanji used
口
mouth
調
tone
Pitch accent
く
ちょう
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Used in: 3758
Composed of
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
oratorical tone
(in a) rough Tokyo dialect; (having a) crude mouth; vulgar language; crude speaking
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Examples (17 in total)
His tone was one of sorrow.
His tone of voice is a little strange.
She spoke in soft tones.
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