Japanese symbol for “monotone”
単調
たんちょう
Romaji: tanchou
monotony; monotone; dullness
In Japanese, monotone is 単調, read たんちょう (tanchou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n monotony; monotone; dullness
- adj-na, n monotone; monotonic (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “monotone”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| モノトーン | モノトーン monotoon | monotone |
| 一本調子 | いっぽんぢょうし ipponjoushi | monotone; monotonous; dull |
| 単音 | たんおん tan'on | monotone (harmonica, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination |
| 単純 | たんじゅん tanjun | simple; plain; uncomplicated |
| 単に | たんに tanni | simply; merely; only |
| 単なる | たんなる tannaru | mere; simple; sheer |
| 単語 | たんご tango | word; vocabulary |
| 調査 | ちょうさ chousa | investigation; examination; inquiry |
| 調べ | しらべ shirabe | investigation; inspection; examination |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.