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単調たんちょう

たんちょう tanchou Play N1 Na-adjective Noun

Meanings and examples

変化や起伏に乏しく、面白みに欠けるさま。 monotony; monotone; dullness

Example 1

この話はなしはちょっと単調たんちょうだ。

This story is rather monotonous.

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Example 2

小ちいさな村むらでは生活せいかつはひどく単調たんちょうです。

Life is very flat in a small village.

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Kanji breakdown

単

N3

simple; one; single; merely

On reading
タン
Kun reading
ひとえ
Radical
十

調

N3

tune; tone; meter; key (music); writing style; prepare; exorcise; investigate; harmonize; mediate

On reading
チョウ
Kun reading
しら.べる、しら.べ、ととの.う、ととの.える
Radical
言
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下調べ

N1

したしらべ

preliminary investigation; preparation

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不調

N1

ふちょう

bad condition; not to work out (ie a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form

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協調

N1

きょうちょう

co-operation; conciliation; harmony; firm (market) tone

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単

N1

ひとえ

one layer; single

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単一

N1

たんいつ

single; simple; sole; individual; unitory