Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to have something amiss

    ピアノは調子が狂っていて、ひどい音色だった。
    The piano was out of tune; it sounded very bad.
  2. to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's balance

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Characters in this word

3
調
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate

Kun
しら.べるしら.べととの.うととの.える
On
チョウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
87 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

つぎ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-7-8SKIP code
7a8.16The Kanji Dictionary
0762.0Four corner code
3049deroo
8abfUnicode hex code
1-36-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4392Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5647New Nelson (John Haig)
1567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1973Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1051Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1417Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
349Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
373Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
108A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2328Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
376Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35609PMorohashi
348A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
342Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
342Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
471sakade
906Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
369henshall3
434Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
219crowley
210Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.9busy_people
1699Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
355Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
diao4, tiao2Pinyin reading
jo, juKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun
-こ
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
72 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

ねっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7Four corner code
3547deroo
5b50Unicode hex code
1-27-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281New Nelson (John Haig)
3390New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930Morohashi
25A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31sakade
43Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40henshall3
18Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42crowley
69Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
455Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse

Kun
くる.うくる.おしいくるお.しい
On
キョウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1425 of 2500
Radical
dog
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3g4.2The Kanji Dictionary
4121.4Four corner code
2972deroo
72c2Unicode hex code
1-22-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2872Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3562New Nelson (John Haig)
269New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
318Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
202Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
241Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
260Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
277Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1352A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
366Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
972Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20287Morohashi
1161A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
883Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
904Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1523Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1141Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1513Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1300Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
266Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kuang2Pinyin reading
gwangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level