Kichou

基調 (Kichou) is a Japanese noun meaning “basic tone, underlying tone, basic theme, basis”.

Meanings

  1. nounbasic tone; underlying tone; basic theme; basis; keynote
  2. nountrend
  3. nounkeynote

Examples

  • Like the banner, the design was based around the colour white.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 基調

fundamentalstune

Related words

originto examineinvestigationtuneinvestigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors)favourablephysical conditionbasicsbase (military, expedition, etc.)adjustmentto put in orderfundamental