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快調 (kaichou) Japanese meaning: good condition | Kotomora
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かい
調ちょう
です
。
The engine is running smoothly.
Work is progressing well.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 快かい 調ちょう に 進すす む for things to progress smoothly
The new project is progressing smoothly.
快かい 調ちょう なスタートを 切き る to get off to a great start
The team got off to a great start this season.
体たい 調ちょう が 快かい 調ちょう だ to be in great physical shape
I've been feeling great lately, so I'm jogging every day.
〈 物もの 〉 が 快かい 調ちょう に 動うご く for a machine to run smoothly
The new engine is running smoothly.
Kanji 快 cheerful, pleasant, agreeable Related words 好調 is typically used for business, sports, or market performance being favorable, while 快調 emphasizes a smooth, pleasant rhythm in health or the progress of events.
順調 focuses on things proceeding without hitches or delays, whereas 快調 adds a sense of pleasant, energetic smoothness.
絶好調 means being in absolute peak condition, a stronger and more emphatic version of 快調.
快調 means things (health, machines, progress) are running smoothly, while 軽快 specifically highlights an illness turning toward recovery.
Don't confuse with 快適 means comfortable or pleasant (e.g. a comfortable room), while 快調 refers to smooth progress or good physical/mechanical condition, not comfort itself.
快調 means being in smooth, good condition generally, whereas 復調 specifically implies recovering that condition after a decline.
Etymology Compound of 快 (pleasant, comfortable) and 調 (condition, tone). The combination conveys a state of pleasant or smooth condition.
