口調

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	調
く Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 3
goon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
句調 (uncommon)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くちょー [kùchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

口(く)調(ちょう) • (kuchō) ^{←くてう (kuteu)^?}

manner of speaking, tone of voice
はっきりした口(く)調(ちょう)でそう言(い)った。
Hakkiri shita kuchō de sō itta.
He/She said it clearly.

Synonyms

声(こわ)色(いろ) (kowairo), 語(ご)調(ちょう) (gochō), 語(ご)気(き) (goki)

References

Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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