No. 1,916 in Japanese
調子
Condition; state; tone; rhythm; mood.
In a sentence
最近、調子が悪いんです。
Recently, I haven't been feeling well.
The word '調子' is used to refer to one's physical condition or general state of being.
その機械の調子はどうですか。
How is the condition of that machine?
Here, '調子' describes the operational state or condition of a machine or device.
話の調子が変わったようですね。
It seems the tone of the conversation has changed.
In this case, '調子' is used to indicate the tone or style of speech or conversation in a context.
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