Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 一本調子(いっぽんぢょうし) in Japanese

一本調子
Kana Reading
いっぽんぢょうし, いっぽんちょうし
Romaji
ipponjōshi, ipponchōshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    monotone
    Example sentence
    はその一本調子朗読した He read the poem in a monotone.

Examples of 一本調子, いっぽんぢょうし, いっぽんちょうし in a sentence



Kanji in this word

調 JLPT 3

15 strokes

tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: しら.べる, しら.べ, ととの.う, ととの.える

Learn more
JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

Learn more
JLPT 5

5 strokes

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

On'Yomi: ホン

Kun'Yomi: もと

Learn more
JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

Learn more