- 調べ
- しらべ
preparation
investigation
inspection* * *しらべ【調べ】①[調査・検査・尋問]〔吟味, 点検, 捜査, 取り調べ〕②[楽曲・旋律]〔調子, 節回し〕*melody〖U〗快い調べ, 美しい音楽**music〖U〗美しい調べ, 快い響き《鳥の鳴き声・川のせせらぎなど》descant〖C〗《詩》歌, 歌曲.▲Church bells pealed forth a message of joy. 教会の鐘の音が喜びの調べを高々と鳴り響かせた
The music charmed the listeners with its sadness. その音楽は哀切な調べで聴く人たちの心をとらえた.
* * *しらべ【調べ】1 〔調査〕 (an) investigation; (an) examination; (an) inspection; (an) inquiry; a checkup. [⇒ちょうさ2]●新聞社の調べによると[では] according to an investigation by the newspaper company.
●調べがすみずみまで行き届くように心がける see to it that an investigation goes into every single detail
・この問題はまだ調べがついていない. The investigation into this matter has not yet been completed.
●調べを受ける be examined 《by…》; be subjected to examination; undergo an investigation; 〔詰問される〕 be (cross-)questioned 《by…》; be cross-examined 《by…》.
2 〔調子〕 a note; a tune; a melody; 〔音楽〕 music.●琴の調べ the notes of a koto
・妙なる調べ a very beautiful [an exquisite] tune [melody]
・勇壮な[悲愴な]調べ martial [pathetic] strains.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.