調査

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See also: 調查 and 调查

Japanese

Kanji in this term
調 査
ちょう
Grade: 3 		さ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From chō (調, investigate) + sa (査, look into).

Pronunciation

Noun

調(ちょう)査(さ) • (chōsa) 

  1. investigation, examination, inspection, inquiry, enquiry, survey
    国語(こくご)に関(かん)する世論(よろん)調査(ちょうさ)
    kokugo ni kansuru yoron chōsa
    survey of public opinion relating to the national language

Derived terms

Verb

調(ちょう)査(さ)する • (chōsa suru) suru (stem 調(ちょう)査(さ)し (chōsa shi), past 調(ちょう)査(さ)した (chōsa shita))

  1. to investigate, to examine, to inspect, to inquire, to survey

Conjugation

Conjugation of "調査する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 調査し ちょうさし chōsa shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 調査し ちょうさし chōsa shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 調査する ちょうさする chōsa suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 調査する ちょうさする chōsa suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 調査すれ ちょうさすれ chōsa sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 調査せよ¹
調査しろ² 		ちょうさせよ¹
ちょうさしろ² 		chōsa seyo¹
chōsa shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 調査される ちょうさされる chōsa sareru
Causative 調査させる
調査さす 		ちょうささせる
ちょうささす 		chōsa saseru
chōsa sasu
Potential 調査できる ちょうさできる chōsa dekiru
Volitional 調査しよう ちょうさしよう chōsa shiyō
Negative 調査しない ちょうさしない chōsa shinai
Negative continuative 調査せず ちょうさせず chōsa sezu
Formal 調査します ちょうさします chōsa shimasu
Perfective 調査した ちょうさした chōsa shita
Conjunctive 調査して ちょうさして chōsa shite
Hypothetical conditional 調査すれば ちょうさすれば chōsa sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
調査

Noun

調査 • (josa) (hangeul 조사)

  1. Hanja form? of 조사 (“investigation; inquiry”).
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