Meaning of 調べ(しらべ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 調べ JLPT 1

Kana Reading しらべ

Romaji shirabe

Examples of 調べ, しらべ in a sentence

調べを進めるうちに、頭蓋骨が、何か重い一撃を受けて打ち砕かれているのが明らかになった。

Closer examination revealed that the skull had been crushed by some heavy blow.
先生はわれわれの答案調べに忙しい。

The teacher is busy looking over our tests.
どこからかハープの流麗な調べが聞こえてきた。

They could hear the elegant, flowing sound of a harp coming from somewhere.

調 JLPT 3

15 strokes

tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: しら.べる, しら.べ, ととの.う, ととの.える

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