順調
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Base na-adjective form. Describes things proceeding smoothly or favorably, often used with 『です』 (desu) or 『な』 (na) before nouns.
Theme
In a café, User and their coworker Aya are catching up over coffee and discussing work progress.
順調
じゅんちょう
doing well / smooth
Culture & SocietyWork & Business
Memory Hook
Think of a 'jun' (順調 jun-chō sounds like 'June') when everything goes smoothly — like a perfect June day! 'June' → 順調 (junchō, 'doing well').
Cultural Note
『順調』 (junchō, 'doing well') is commonly used in work or health contexts to indicate smooth progress, such as in reports or casual updates, e.g., 『仕事は順調です』 (shigoto wa junchō desu, 'work is going well').
Forms
Base: 順調Base na-adjective form. Describes things proceeding smoothly or favorably, often used with 『です』 (desu) or 『な』 (na) before nouns.
Negative: 順調じゃないAdd 『じゃない』 (janai, 'not') after the base form → 『順調じゃない』 (junchō janai).
Past: 順調だったAdd 『だった』 (datta, past) after the base form → 『順調だった』 (junchō datta).
Adverbial: 順調にAdd 『に』 (ni, adverbial) after the base form → 『順調に』 (junchō ni).
Comparative: より順調Comparative formed with modifier 『より』 (yori, 'more than') + base adjective.
Superlative: 一番順調Superlative formed with 『一番』 (ichiban, 'most') + base adjective.