15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Kun'yomi
し ら べ る to examine し ら べ investigation ②tune と と の う to be ready ②to be in order ③to be adjusted ④to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract) と と の え る to put in order ②to get ready ③to adjust ④to work out (e.g. business deal)
On'yomi
チョ ウ key ②mode (in gagaku) ③time ④meter (of a poem) ⑤tax in kind (paid with locally produced goods; under the ritsuryō system)
Nanori
ぎ つぎ
Character Breakdown
tune, tone, meter
チョウ しら.べる ととの.う (3rd, N3)
References
| Unicode hex code | 8ABF |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-36-20 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4392 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5647 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1567 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1973 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1051 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1417 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 349 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 373 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 108 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2328 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 376 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 35609P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 348 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 342 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 342 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 471 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 906 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 369 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 434 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 219 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 210 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 3.9 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1699 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 355 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 7a8.16 |
| Four corner code | 0762.0 |
| De Roo Code | 3049 |