Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    彼はその詩を一本調子で朗読した。
    He read the poem in a monotone.
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Characters in this word

4
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one, one radical (no.1)

Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
On
イチイツ
Strokes
1
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
2 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-1-4SKIP code
0a1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0Four corner code
3072deroo
4e00Unicode hex code
1-16-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1New Nelson (John Haig)
3341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1Morohashi
1A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1sakade
1Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1henshall3
1Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1crowley
1Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
ilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
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book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Kun
もと
On
ホン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
10 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

まとごう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.25The Kanji Dictionary
5023.0Four corner code
1855deroo
672cUnicode hex code
1-43-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2536New Nelson (John Haig)
3502New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4314Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2183Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2937Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
211Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
224Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
15A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
212Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14421Morohashi
70A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
25Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
45sakade
61Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
76henshall3
47Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
6crowley
37Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
1046Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
215Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ben3Pinyin reading
bonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
調
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tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate

Kun
しら.べるしら.べととの.うととの.える
On
チョウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
87 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

つぎ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-7-8SKIP code
7a8.16The Kanji Dictionary
0762.0Four corner code
3049deroo
8abfUnicode hex code
1-36-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4392Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5647New Nelson (John Haig)
1567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1973Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1051Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1417Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
349Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
373Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
108A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2328Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
376Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35609PMorohashi
348A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
342Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
342Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
471sakade
906Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
369henshall3
434Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
219crowley
210Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.9busy_people
1699Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
355Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
diao4, tiao2Pinyin reading
jo, juKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
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child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun
-こ
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
72 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

ねっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7Four corner code
3547deroo
5b50Unicode hex code
1-27-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281New Nelson (John Haig)
3390New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930Morohashi
25A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31sakade
43Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40henshall3
18Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42crowley
69Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
455Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level