Vocabulary

What does 単調 (たんちょう, tanchou) mean?

単調 (たんちょう, tanchou) means monotonous, dull.

Quick facts
Readingたんちょう
Romajitanchou
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
たんちょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontanchou

monotonous, dull

  1. 1na-adjective · noun monotony; monotone; dullness
  2. 2noun · na-adjective monotone; monotonic

Example sentences

  • His way of speaking is monotonous and makes people sleepy.

  • I feel it's monotonous doing the same tasks every day.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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