チョウシ
Meanings
Noun
1. tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm
2. vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack
3. condition; state of health
4. impetus; spur of the moment; strain
5. trend
Pitch accent
チョ
ウシ
Composed of
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
rise; improvement; uptrend
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
flippant; frivolous; shallow
high pitch; higher tone
matter of chance; touch and go
six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian)
Examples (18 in total)
Tom, how are things?
"How are you doing?" "Not bad."
How is your work getting along?