調

ちょう

key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo

Meanings

Noun, Noun, suffix
key
mode (in gagaku)
Noun, suffix
time; tempo; rhythm
meter (of a poem); metre
style; form; mood; pattern

All 6 meanings

Noun
tax in kind (paid with locally produced goods; under the ritsuryō system)historical term

Example sentences

管理かんり人体じんたい調ちょう不良ふりょう、モチの低下ていか等などにより継続けいぞくは不可能ふかのうと判断はんだんしました。

Due to ill-health of the web-manager, loss of motivation and other circumstances I have decided that it is not possible to continue.
「です・ます」調ちょうで書かいてみたんだけど、やっぱりちょっとよそよそしいかな？

I tried writing in the "desu-masu" style, but I wonder if it's a bit too distant.