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単調 (たんちょう): monotony, monotone, dullness — Japanese vocabulary

単調 is read たんちょう and means "monotony, monotone, dullness". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

単調

Reading
たんちょう · tanchou
Translation
monotony, monotone, dullness
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
たんちょうが

Example

彼女は生活が単調だという。

かのじょはせいかつがたんちょうだという。

She says her life is monotonous.

Kanji in this word

  • 単 — Simple, One, Single
  • 調 — investigate, tune

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