単調 (たんちょう, tanchou) Japanese meaning: monotonous | Kotomora調
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His way of speaking was monotonous, and I soon got sleepy.
With the same tasks repeated every day, life feels monotonous.
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単調な生活a monotonous life
I'm getting tired of my monotonous life, doing the same things every day.
単調な作業monotonous, repetitive work
〈事〉が単調になるfor something to become monotonous
The same melody kept repeating, and the whole song ended up feeling monotonous.
単調さを避けるto avoid monotony
It's tough to keep doing monotonous work at the factory all day long.
To avoid monotony in the lessons, the teacher incorporated a variety of activities.
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単調 describes something monotonous and lacking variation in tempo, the opposite of リズミカル's lively, well-paced rhythm.
単調 describes monotony or lack of variation, the opposite of バラエティ's sense of rich variety.
単調 describes something flat and monotonous, the opposite of the lively contrast and variation expressed by メリハリ.
単調 describes speech or music that is flat and monotonous, the opposite of having rich 抑揚.
monotone function; monotonic function
