EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry

    下調べはしたかい。会議は2日後だよ。
    Did you do your homework? The meeting is only two days away.
  2. preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Kun
したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
97 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

さかしと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
2m1.2The Kanji Dictionary
1023.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0bUnicode hex code
1-18-28JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
9New Nelson (John Haig)
3378New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4186Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2115Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2862Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
50Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
51Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
72A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
46Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
30Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14Morohashi
7A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
31Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21sakade
6Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
24henshall3
13Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
75crowley
32Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
4Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
50Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xia4Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
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