調節|ちょうせつchousetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbregulation; adjustment; control
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 調節する（ちょうせつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 調節します（ちょうせつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 調節しない（ちょうせつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 調節しません（ちょうせつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 調節せず・調節せぬ（ちょうせつせず・ちょうせつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 調節した（ちょうせつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 調節しました（ちょうせつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 調節しなかった（ちょうせつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 調節しませんでした（ちょうせつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 調節して（ちょうせつして） |
| Potential | 調節できる（ちょうせつできる） |
| Passive | 調節される（ちょうせつされる） |
| Causative | 調節させる（ちょうせつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 調節させられる（ちょうせつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 調節すれば（ちょうせつすれば） |
| tara | 調節したら（ちょうせつしたら） |
| Volitional | 調節しよう（ちょうせつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 調節しましょう（ちょうせつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 調節しろ（ちょうせつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym調整ちょうせいNeutralFor coordinating parties or adjusting arrangements, as in 「日程を調整する」; 調節 is about regulating the amount or degree of something.
- Related修整しゅうせいWrittenWritten word for retouching photos or touching up appearance; technical, and about improving looks rather than regulating amounts.
- Related手直してなおしNeutralA noun for reworking or revising something already made, focusing on small changes to a finished product.
- Related整えるととのえるNeutralA verb for putting things in order or getting them into good condition, e.g. 「呼吸を整える」; stresses orderliness rather than regulating amounts.
- Related加減かげんNeutralAbout gauging degree or amount, as in 「塩加減」; very common in everyday speech.
- Related調律ちょうりつWrittenWritten word for tuning instruments such as pianos; confined to that field, while 調節 covers regulating amounts in general.
- Related整合せいごうWrittenA written word for things fitting together with no contradiction, as in 「整合性」; leans formal.
- Related補整ほせいWrittenWritten term for supplementary adjustment, as in 「補整下着」; used less often than 調節.
- RelatedチューニングNeutralLoanword for tuning an instrument or radio, or tuning up a car.
- Related整調せいちょうWrittenTechnical term for bringing an instrument's sound and movement into proper condition, especially a piano's mechanical action; for pitch tuning alone, 「調律」 is usual.
- Antonym固定こていNeutralMeans fixing something in place so it no longer changes — the opposite of 調節, which varies amounts as needed.
- Antonym放置ほうちNeutralMeans leaving something as it is and doing nothing — the opposite of actively adjusting things with 調節.
Use 「調節」 for regulating amounts such as temperature or volume. For coordinating arrangements pick 「調整」, for degree or amount 「加減」, for tuning instruments 「調律」, and for keeping something unchanged 「固定」.
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