同どう調ちょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

conformity; agreement; sympathy; going along with

Used for aligning one's opinion, attitude, or action with others, often in social or political contexts. Can imply passive conformity or active agreement.

• 彼かれは周しゅう囲いに同どう調ちょうして自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを言いわなかった。

  He went along with those around him and didn't state his own opinion.

• その政せい治じ家かの主しゅ張ちょうに同どう調ちょうする人ひとは少すくなくない。

  Quite a few people sympathize with that politician's argument.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

tuning; synchronization

Technical use in electronics and engineering for adjusting circuits or devices to the same frequency or phase.

• ラジオの周しゅう波は数すうを放ほう送そう局きょくに同どう調ちょうさせる。

  Tune the radio to the station's frequency.

noun

same tone; same pitch

Rare, literal use for matching musical pitch or vocal tone; mostly seen in technical or descriptive contexts.

• 合がっ唱しょうでは全ぜん員いんが同どう調ちょうして歌うたう必ひつ要ようがある。

  In a chorus, everyone needs to sing at the same pitch.