# 調 — look into; tune

調 means “look into; tune”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: チョウ (chou). Kun'yomi: しら(べる) (shiraberu). You'll see it in words such as 調べ (shirabe, “investigation; inspection”).

- Meaning: look into; tune
- On'yomi: チョウ (chou)
- Kun'yomi: しら(べる) (shiraberu)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 1

## How to remember 調

Parts: 言 say; words · 周 lap; circuit

## Words with 調

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 調べ | しらべ (shirabe) | investigation; inspection |
| 調べる | しらべる (shiraberu) | to examine; to look up |

## Don't confuse it with

[謹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/humbly/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 1” set

[定](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/determine/) · [選](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/choose/) · [決](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/) · [調](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/look-into/) · [保](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/preserve/) · [活](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/activity/) · [得](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/gain/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [求](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seek/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/look-into/. Last updated 2026-11-01.