好調|こうちょうkouchou[0]heiban (flat)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectivefavourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
Conjugation
| Plain form | 好調（こうちょう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 好調です（こうちょうです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 好調ではない（こうちょうではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 好調ではありません（こうちょうではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 好調だった（こうちょうだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 好調ではなかった（こうちょうではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 好調で（こうちょうで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 好調に（こうちょうに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 好調なら（こうちょうなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym良好りょうこうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a state or relationship being good, as in 「経過良好」; 「好調」 stresses momentum and progress going smoothly.
- Synonym思わしいおもわしいWrittenWritten/formal prose; usually in the negative 「思わしくない」 for things falling short of expectations, while 「好調」 is typically used affirmatively.
- Related良いよいNeutralThe most general word for good; 「好調」 focuses on a condition or momentum going smoothly.
- RelatedよろしいFormalFormal variant of 「良い」, mostly for granting permission; 「好調」 is about a condition going well.
- RelatedいいCasualColloquial and the most everyday way to say good; 「好調」 specifically covers condition, performance, or progress going well.
- Antonym不調ふちょうNeutralThe antonym in terms of condition: poor condition or things not going smoothly, opposite of 「好調」.
Use 「好調」 for a body, business results, or a match going smoothly. In writing, 「良好」 suits states and relations; 「思わしくない」 flags dissatisfaction. Say 「いい」 in speech, 「宜しい」 for formal permission, and 「不調」 for the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
See also
