調子狂う
choushikuruu
to act up (machine), to go out of tune (instrument), to not work right, to have something amiss
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  1. choushikuruu to act up (machine), to go out of tune (instrument), to not work right, to have something amiss; to be knocked off stride, to lose one's bearings, to lose one's presence of mind, to lose one's balance
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Kanji Breakdown
調
Tune, Tone, Meter, Key (music), Writing Style, Prepare, Exorcise, Investigate, Harmonize, Mediate
On: ちょう Kun: しら.べる,しら.べ,ととの.う,ととの.える
15 strokes N3
Child, Sign Of The Rat, 11pm-1am, First Sign Of Chinese Zodiac
On: し,す,つ Kun: こ,-こ,ね
3 strokes N5
Lunatic, Insane, Crazy, Confuse
On: きょう Kun: くる.う,くる.おしい,くるお.しい
7 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
調子狂う (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく調子狂うことがあります。
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