快調|かいちょうkaichou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectivegood (condition); going well; fine; smooth
Conjugation
| Plain form | 快調（かいちょう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 快調です（かいちょうです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 快調ではない（かいちょうではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 快調ではありません（かいちょうではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 快調だった（かいちょうだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 快調ではなかった（かいちょうではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 快調で（かいちょうで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 快調に（かいちょうに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 快調なら（かいちょうなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym順調じゅんちょうNeutralThe most widely used of these: progress going smoothly, especially as planned. 「快調」 instead stresses being in good shape or running well, as in 「エンジン快調」.
- Synonym円滑えんかつNeutralSmooth and frictionless, with the focus on interpersonal dealings or procedures going ahead without a hitch.
- SynonymスムーズNeutralA loanword for things flowing smoothly and without trouble; colloquial, at home in everyday speech.
- Antonym不調ふちょうNeutralThe opposite of 「快調」: poor condition or a slump, things not going well.
Use 「快調」 for being in good shape and running well, as in 「快調な滑り出し」 or 「体調は快調だ」. For progress going as planned say 「順調」, for frictionless procedures 「円滑」, and in colloquial speech 「スムーズ」. 「不調」 is the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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