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Japanese word 単調: monotony / dullness / monotone. Meanings and example sentences.

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単調 (たんちょう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

単調 (たんちょう) means monotony / dullness / monotone.

See example sentences below.

単調 at a glance

単調

たんちょうtanchou

N1adj

monotony / dullness / monotone

単調たんちょうtanchouN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 単調

Core meaning

monotony / dullness / monotone

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この仕事は単調でつまらない。

Translation

This job is monotonous and boring.

Example 2

彼の話し方は単調で眠くなる。

Translation

His way of speaking is monotone and makes me sleepy.

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