ちょう
調

noun

  1. research division, inquiry section.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょう
調
調査部 ちょうさぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tune, tone, meter
チョウ しら.べる ととの.う (3rd, N3)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ まわ.り あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
investigate
 (5th, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ ショ ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
section, bureau, dept
ブ ふ -べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)