Definition of 調 (ちょう)
ちょう
調
ちょう
chou
noun
1.
pitch, tone, key
2.
time, tempo
noun, suffix
3.
mood, tendency, style
noun
4.
tax paid in kind (ritsuryo period), first a tax on rice fields and households, then on individuals(archaism)(also 徴)
Related Kanji
| 調 | tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate |