調律|ちょうりつchouritsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, musictuning (an instrument); temperament
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 調律する(ちょうりつする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 調律します(ちょうりつします) |
| Negative (nai) | 調律しない(ちょうりつしない) |
| polite (masen) | 調律しません(ちょうりつしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 調律せず・調律せぬ(ちょうりつせず・ちょうりつせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 調律した(ちょうりつした) |
| polite (mashita) | 調律しました(ちょうりつしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 調律しなかった(ちょうりつしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 調律しませんでした(ちょうりつしませんでした) |
| Te form | 調律して(ちょうりつして) |
| Potential | 調律できる(ちょうりつできる) |
| Passive | 調律される(ちょうりつされる) |
| Causative | 調律させる(ちょうりつさせる) |
| Causative passive | 調律させられる(ちょうりつさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 調律すれば(ちょうりつすれば) |
| tara | 調律したら(ちょうりつしたら) |
| Volitional | 調律しよう(ちょうりつしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 調律しましょう(ちょうりつしましょう) |
| Imperative | 調律しろ(ちょうりつしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymチューニングNeutralLoanword for tuning in general: used for guitar strings and other instruments, but also for tuning up cars and machines or tuning in a radio — broader than 「調律」.
- Related調整ちょうせいNeutralEveryday word for adjustment: arranging things to a standard or into balance. The broadest of the three, and unlike 「調律」 not limited to instruments.
- Related音合せおとあわせCasualColloquial term for matching pitch before playing together: several instruments or voices are brought to the same pitch, as in a rehearsal.
For tuning the pitch of an instrument like a piano, use 「調律」, as in 「ピアノの調律師」. For tuning guitar strings or a car, 「チューニング」 is the usual word, and 「音合わせ」 is what players say for matching pitch before playing together.
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