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好調 (こうちょう, kouchou) Japanese meaning: favorable | Kotomora
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好こう
調ちょう
だ
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This term's business performance is favorable.
The team got off to a promising start.
The economy is moving along favorably.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 好こう 調ちょう だ for something (business, performance, etc.) to be going well
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
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
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
Business performance has been trending favorably.
Kanji 好 fond, pleasing, like something Related words· 9 順調 stresses smooth, obstacle-free progress, while 好調 highlights a strong, positive condition or performance itself.
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.
絶好調 is an intensified form meaning 'peak condition,' while 好調 simply means 'good condition' without that extra emphasis.
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.
Show 5 more 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.
好調 describes an ongoing favorable condition or trend, whereas 好成績 refers to a concrete, measurable achievement.
好調 describes anything (health, performance, sales) going well in general, while 繁盛 is limited to shops and businesses being busy with customers.
Opposites· 10 不調 means a poor condition or slump, the direct opposite of the favorable state described by 好調.
好調 means being in great form or on a roll, the direct opposite of スランプ's period of poor performance.
好調 describes things going well or performing strongly, the direct opposite of 不振's slump or poor performance.
Show 7 more Don't confuse with 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.
好況 refers specifically to a booming economy or market, while 好調 describes any performance or condition being in good shape (health, sports, business).
Written forms 好こう 調ちょう Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and everyday contexts.
こうちょう Usage 4%
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'.
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.
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.
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.
好調 describes a business or activity going smoothly and well, the opposite of the poor performance implied by 経営不振.
好調 describes things running smoothly and in good form, the direct opposite of the disturbed, erratic state described by 乱調.
好調 means things are going well or performing strongly, the opposite of the sluggish, depressed state described by 低迷.
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.
好調 describes a strong, favorable condition (of a market, performance, etc.), the direct opposite of 低調's sluggish, low-energy state.
好調 describes something going smoothly and strongly, the opposite of the slump or downturn described by 失速.
