Illustration: In the bicycle storage area of a Japanese apartment building, a caretaker investigates a mysterious puddle. Kneeling with a flashlight, the caretaker follows a narrow wet trail beneath parked bicycles toward a pipe joint.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

調しらべ

shirabe

investigation, examination

Example sentences

先生せんせいはわれわれの答案とうあん調しらべに忙いそがしい。
The teacher is busy looking over our tests.
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調しらべを進すすめるうちに、頭蓋骨ずがいこつが、何なにか重おもい一撃いちげきを受うけて打うち砕くだかれているのが明あきらかになった。
Closer examination revealed that the skull had been crushed by some heavy blow.
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市しの調しらべでは、バスの利用者りようしゃが増ふえている。
According to a city survey, more people are using the bus.
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Kanji in 調

調tune; toneOnチョウKunしらべる・しらべ・ととのう

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