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変調をきたす (へんちょうをきたす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

変へん調ちょうをきたす

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

go out of order; go wrong; become abnormal; show strange symptoms; change for the worse

Used when a system, condition, or health state deviates from normal in a negative way. Often appears in medical, technical, or formal contexts.

機き械かいが変へん調ちょうをきたして動うごかなくなった。
The machine went out of order and stopped working.
ストレスで体たい調ちょうに

変へん

調ちょう

を

きたし

た

。

Stress caused my physical condition to become abnormal.

Written forms

変へん調ちょうをきたす
Standard spelling using the common kana form きたす.
変へん調ちょうを来きたす
Kanji spelling for きたす; less common but still used.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
調tune, tone, meter
来come, due, next

Similar words

異い常じょうをきたす
Similar meaning but uses 異常 (abnormality) instead of 変調 (change in condition). 変調をきたす often implies a gradual or partial deviation, while 異常をきたす can sound more sudden or severe.

Etymology

Compound of 変調 (へんちょう, 'change in condition') + を + きたす ('to cause, bring about'). The verb きたす is often written in kana in modern Japanese.