Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 音調(おんちょう) in Japanese

音調
Kana Reading
おんちょう
Romaji
onchō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
    Example sentence
    その言葉話された音調、それがうそわかった The tone in which those words were spoken utterly belied them.

Examples of 音調, おんちょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

9 strokes

sound, noise

On'Yomi: オン, イン, -ノン

Kun'Yomi: おと, ね

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調 JLPT 3

15 strokes

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

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: しら.べる, しら.べ, ととの.う, ととの.える

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