What does 調べ mean?
調べ is a Japanese noun meaning “investigation” or “inspection” in English. It can also be translated as “tune” depending on context. It is written as 調べ in kanji, しらべ in hiragana, and shirabe in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentences
先生はわれわれの答案調べに忙しい。
The teacher is busy looking over our tests.
どこからかハープの流麗な調べが聞こえてきた。
They could hear the elegant, flowing sound of a harp coming from somewhere.