変調|へんちょうhenchou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbirregularity; abnormality; anomaly
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, musicchange of tone; transposition
3. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, telecommodulation

• Synonym異変いへんNeutralRefers to an unusual event or strange occurrence, as in 「体に異変」; the focus is on the abnormal happening, while 「変調」 is about a state being out of order.
• Synonym変わりかわりNeutralA native word covering change and abnormality in many contexts, as in 「お変わりありませんか」; broad in use.
• Related変動へんどうNeutralCovers changes in conditions, situations, or figures, as in 「社会の変動」; it carries no sense of disorder, whereas 「変調」 means the tone or state is wrong.
• Related変質へんしつNeutralMeans a change in nature or quality, which may be for the worse or simply a change; 「変調」 is about a state being off, or musical transposition and signal modulation.
• Related変移へんいWrittenA rare, written-style word for the general shifting of things over time; it has no sense of disorder, unlike 「変調」, which focuses on a state being off.
• Antonym正常せいじょうNeutralThe antonym: being normal, with nothing out of the ordinary; the opposite of the disorder expressed by 「変調」.
• Antonym平常へいじょうNeutralThe antonym: being as usual, with nothing special going on; the opposite of abnormal disorder.

Use 「変調」 for a body, machine, or situation going out of order, as in 「体の変調」「変調をきたす」, or for musical transposition and signal modulation. 「異変」 for an unusual event, 「変動」 for changes in figures or society, 「変質」 for a change in nature; antonyms: 「正常」 and 「平常」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 調子ちょうしが変かわること。調子ちょうしを変かえること。
2. （音楽おんがく）移調いちょうのこと。
3. 通信つうしんで電波でんぱの振幅しんぷくや周波数しゅうはすうなどを変かえること。
4. 身体しんたいなどの調子ちょうしが狂くるうこと。