調 check out

(say) + (circumference)
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15 strokes

Onyomi

CHOU

Margaret CHO checks out ways to restart her career.

Mnemonic

The cops check out what everyone in the circumference of the crime scene has to say about what went down.

Kunyomi

しら*べる to ’check something out'. Not like years of research, but like to google it or try to find it on a map - to look up in a dictionary, to check tomorrow's weather report. To find out about the blood type of your favorite singer.
★★★★★

Jukugo

調子(ちょうし)

condition ★★★★☆
調 (check out) + (child) = 調子 (condition)

the condition something's in. Can be used with a living thing or object. Always used only with いい or 悪い. Usually emphaizes the LONG TERM condition. Although hungover people have been heard to remark, 調子が悪い!

調査(ちょうさ) する

investigate ★★★☆☆
調 (check out) + (inspect) = 調査 (investigate)

an investigation. Emphasizes that there are no correct answers, and implies that the investigators are talking to someone, asking questions directly. (usually used about polls, surveys, and detectives questioning suspects and/or witnesses)

強調(きょうちょう) する

emphasize ★★★☆☆
(burly) + 調 (check out) = 強調 (emphasize)

Synonyms

condition or context
状況    事態    事情    状態    様子    調子    具合   
examination or investigation
調べる    検査    調査    検討    診断    査定    検索   
go too far, jump the gun, press your luck
先走り    席を越す    調子に乗る    あんまり
ok, fine
了解    順調    平気   
tone of voice
調子    口調    喋り方