Today’s Kanji is “調” (shira-beru); Kanji for “to adjust”.
Handwritten Kanji “調” (shira-beru)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “調”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 調 | チョウ しら-べる ととの-う ととの-える | chou shira-beru totono-u totono-eru | 15 | 言 | to adjust |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “調”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 調査する | ちょうさする | Chōsa suru | Investigate |
| 資金を調達する | しきんをちょうたつする | Shikin wo chōtatsu suru | Raise funds |
| 体を調べる | からだをしらべる | Karada wo shiraberu | Examine the body |
調べる（しらべる）= to check up, to investigate, to examine, to study