# 調 — Investigate

Frequency rank 181 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 和 (Peace), less common than 死 (Death).

- On’yomi: ちょう
- Kun’yomi: しら、ととの
- Radical: 言 Speech (Kangxi 149)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX
- School grade: 3
- Strokes: 15

The Say mouth flaps its loose tongue and walks its leaning tower of sound slabs the whole Circumference of the shed, dropping one question through each wall as it goes.

In words:

- 調べる しらべる — to investigate
- 調べ しらべ — preparation;investigation;inspection
- 調子 ちょうし — tune,tone,key

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