Definition of 一本調子

調いっぽんぢょうしipponjoushiいっぽんちょうしipponchoushi Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety - four character idiom

Example Sentences

karehaそのsonoshiwo一本調子ipponjoushide朗読roudokuしたshita
He read the poem in a monotone.

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