好こう調ちょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Describes a situation, condition, performance, or trend that is going well or looks positive. Often used in business, sports, and economic contexts.

今こん期きの業ぎょう績せきは好こう調ちょうだ。
This term's business performance is favorable.
チームは好こう調ちょうなスタートを切きった。
The team got off to a promising start.
景けい気きは好こう調ちょうに推すい移いしている。
The economy is moving along favorably.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が好こう調ちょうだfor something (business, performance, etc.) to be going well
今こん年ねんの売うり上あげは好こう調ちょうだ。
This year's sales are doing well.
好こう調ちょうを維い持じするto maintain good form/momentum
チームは開かい幕まくから好こう調ちょうを維い持じしている。
The team has maintained good form since the season opener.
好こう調ちょうな出でだしa strong/promising start
新しん商しょう品ひんは好こう調ちょうな出でだしを見みせた。
The new product got off to a promising start.
〈事こと〉が好こう調ちょうに推すい移いするfor something to trend favorably over time
業ぎょう績せきは好こう調ちょうに推すい移いしている。
Business performance has been trending favorably.

Kanji

好fond, pleasing, like something
調tune, tone, meter

Related words· 9

順じゅん調ちょうN3
順調 stresses smooth, obstacle-free progress, while 好調 highlights a strong, positive condition or performance itself.
快かい調ちょう
快調 is often used for machines, one's physical condition, or the smooth running of something, whereas 好調 is broader and common in business/sports results.
絶ぜっ好こう調ちょう
絶好調 is an intensified form meaning 'peak condition,' while 好調 simply means 'good condition' without that extra emphasis.
堅けん調ちょう
好調 means things are going well in a broad sense (health, performance, business), while 堅調 specifically emphasizes steadiness or firmness, especially of markets and prices.

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本ほん調ちょう子し
好調 simply means things are going well, whereas 本調子 focuses on being back to one's usual, baseline condition after a lapse.
好こう成せい績せき
好調 describes an ongoing favorable condition or trend, whereas 好成績 refers to a concrete, measurable achievement.
繁はん盛じょうN1
好調 describes anything (health, performance, sales) going well in general, while 繁盛 is limited to shops and businesses being busy with customers.
うまくいくN4
好調 describes a state of being in good condition or performing well, while うまくいく focuses on a plan or process reaching a good outcome.
良りょう好こうN1
好調 describes being in good form or performing well (e.g. sports, business), while 良好 is a more neutral, formal way to describe a satisfactory state or condition.

Opposites· 10

不ふ調ちょうN2
不調 means a poor condition or slump, the direct opposite of the favorable state described by 好調.
スランプ
好調 means being in great form or on a roll, the direct opposite of スランプ's period of poor performance.
不ふ振しんN1
好調 describes things going well or performing strongly, the direct opposite of 不振's slump or poor performance.

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業ぎょう績せき不ふ振しんN1
好調 describes things going well, the opposite condition to the poor results implied by 業績不振.
経けい営えい不ふ振しんN1
好調 describes a business or activity going smoothly and well, the opposite of the poor performance implied by 経営不振.
乱らん調ちょう
好調 describes things running smoothly and in good form, the direct opposite of the disturbed, erratic state described by 乱調.
低てい迷めいN1
好調 means things are going well or performing strongly, the opposite of the sluggish, depressed state described by 低迷.
上あがったり
好調 describes a business or situation doing well, the opposite of 上がったり, which describes one that is doomed or failing.
低てい調ちょう
好調 describes a strong, favorable condition (of a market, performance, etc.), the direct opposite of 低調's sluggish, low-energy state.
失しっ速そく
好調 describes something going smoothly and strongly, the opposite of the slump or downturn described by 失速.

Don't confuse with

高こう潮ちょう
高潮 (high tide, climax) shares the same reading こうちょう as 好調 but has a completely unrelated meaning about tides or a peak moment.
好こう況きょうN1
好況 refers specifically to a booming economy or market, while 好調 describes any performance or condition being in good shape (health, sports, business).

Word family

絶ぜっ好こう調ちょう
in perfect form; going swimmingly

Written forms

好こう調ちょうUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and everyday contexts.
こうちょうUsage4%
コウチョウUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 好 (good, favorable) and 調 (condition, tone). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'good condition'.