調子どう？

• 読み: ちょうしどう
• ローマ字: choushi dou
• 漢字の分解: 調 (tune/regulate) + 子 (condition) + どう (how) → how is your condition/state?
• 発音: /tɕoː.ɕi.doː/

意味

How's it going? How are things? — a casual check-in on someone's condition or situation.

While 元気？ asks about general wellbeing, 調子どう？ asks more specifically about someone's current condition, performance, or situation. It can refer to health, work, a project, or even how a game is going. It is a versatile casual check-in that invites the other person to share what is on their mind.

例文

1. 最近調子どう？仕事忙しい？
2. 体の調子どう？もう治った？
3. 新しい職場の調子どう？

使い方ガイド

場面: friends, casual acquaintances, catch-up conversations

トーン: friendly, interested

正しい言い方

• 調子どう？なんか最近大変そうだけど (How's it going? You seem like you've been having a rough time lately)
• 調子どう？元気にしてた？ (How are things? Have you been doing well?)

避ける言い方

• 目上の人には「お加減いかがですか」「ご調子はいかがですか」など丁寧な言い方を使う (With superiors, use polite forms like お加減いかがですか)

よくある間違い

• Using 調子どう？ in very formal situations — it is a casual expression
• Confusing 調子 with 調整 (adjustment) — 調子 refers to condition or state

起源と歴史

From 調子 (choushi, condition/state/form) + どう (dou, how). A straightforward casual question about someone's current state. Standard colloquial Japanese.

文化的背景

時代: Longstanding casual expression

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal casual

地域メモ: Used nationwide. A natural follow-up to 久しぶり or a standalone check-in greeting.