調 律 師(ちょうりつし)

ちょうりつし

noun

piano tuner

music occupation

1. piano tuner; tuner

A professional who adjusts the pitch and tone of pianos and other keyboard instruments to ensure correct intonation.

調律師(ちょうりつし)にピアノを見(み)てもらった。

I had a piano tuner look at the piano.

調律師(ちょうりつし)は年(ねん)に一度(いちど)は呼(よ)んだほうがいい。

You should call a piano tuner at least once a year.

彼(かれ)は長年(ながねん)の経験(けいけん)を持(も)つベテランの調律師(ちょうりつし)で、コンサートホールからも依頼(いらい)がある。

He is a veteran piano tuner with many years of experience, and even receives requests from concert halls.

Usage

調律師(ちょうりつし) specifically refers to someone who tunes pianos professionally. The base word 調律(ちょうりつ) means "tuning" (of a musical instrument), and 師(し) is the suffix for a skilled professional.

Common collocations

調律師(ちょうりつし)を呼(よ)ぶ (to call a tuner)
調律師(ちょうりつし)に依頼(いらい)する (to request a tuner)
ピアノ調律師(ちょうりつし) (piano tuner)

Similar words

調律(ちょうりつ): tuning (the act itself)
調(ちょう)べる: to check, to examine (general)

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Added 2026.3.7 22:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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