1712. Why do these characters seem to reverberate? 調 響 謹 堤 只


Answer:

They each have a reading that repeats a sound.

調  CHOU, shira(beru), totono(eru) - investigate, prepare

響  KYOU, hibi(ku) - sound, resound, affect, echo

謹  KIN, tsutsushi(mu) - be respectful

堤  TEI, tsutsumi - bank, embankment, dike

只  SHI, tada - only, simply