調律|ちょうりつchouritsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 楽器がっきの音おとなどの調子ちょうしを調整ちょうせいすること。調音ちょうおん。
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