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調ちょう子し
Meanings
Noun
1. tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm
The tone of voice was different from what it had been until just now.
2. vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack
I slipped into my usual manner and ended up voicing my dissatisfaction.
3. condition; state of health; shape
By the way, how are you feeling?
4. impetus; spur of the moment; strain
If you get too carried away, you will get burned.
5. trend
At this rate, it looks like it will be finished by tomorrow.
Kanji used
調
tone
子
child
Pitch accent
ちょ
うし
Top 1300
Used in: 5186
Composed of
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
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Examples (43 in total)
By the way, how are you feeling?
Come to think of it, how are you doing?
At this rate, the sun will have set before we're done!
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