低調

ていちょう

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone; dullness; (market) weakness

Kanji

• 低 low. Read as テイ.
• 調 tune. Read as チョウ.

Example sentences

• 今の太陽の活動は低調ですが、それでも時々大きな黒点が現れます。
  The sun is currently in a period of low activity but even so large sunspots occasionally appear.

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