Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 低調(ていちょう) in Japanese

低調
Kana Reading
ていちょう
Romaji
teichō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone; dullness; (market) weakness
    Example sentence
    太陽活動低調ですが、それでも時々大きな黒点現れます The sun is currently in a period of low activity but even so large sunspots occasionally appear.

Examples of 低調, ていちょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

7 strokes

lower, short, humble

On'Yomi: テイ

Kun'Yomi: ひく.い, ひく.める, ひく.まる

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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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