順調(じゅんちょう)

じゅんちょう
な-adjective
smooth, favorable
1. smooth, favorable, doing well
Proceeding without problems or obstacles; going as expected or planned.
今(いま)のところ順調(じゅんちょう)だ。
So far so good.
順調(じゅんちょう)に回復(かいふく)している。
Recovery is going well.
仕事(しごと)は順調(じゅんちょう)に進(すす)んでいる。
Work is progressing smoothly.

順調(じゅんちょう) describes things proceeding well, as planned, without problems. The kanji combine 順(じゅん) (order, smooth) + 調(ちょう) (condition, tone).

FORMS:

  • 順調(じゅんちょう)な + noun: smooth/favorable ~
  • 順調(じゅんちょう)に + verb: smoothly, favorably
  • 順調(じゅんちょう)だ: is going well

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 順調(じゅんちょう)に進(すす)む: to proceed smoothly
  • 順調(じゅんちょう)に回復(かいふく)する: to recover well
  • 順調(じゅんちょう)な滑(すべ)り出(だ)し: smooth start
  • 順調(じゅんちょう)な成長(せいちょう): steady growth
  • 順調(じゅんちょう)に育(そだ)つ: to grow up well

CONTRAST:

  • 不調(ふちょう): poor condition, slump (antonym)
  • 好調(こうちょう): in good form, going well (near-synonym, often used for personal performance)

Related Words

Antonym: 不調(ふちょう) (poor condition)
Synonym: 好調(こうちょう) (in good form)
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Added 2026.1.12 10:10 · Revised 2026.4.7 15:13
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