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JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

淡たん々たん

tantan

calmly, matter-of-factly

Often followed by と. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは淡々たんたんと語かたった。

    She spoke calmly.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. 演出えんしゅつは概がいして淡々たんたんとして破綻はたんがなく堅実けんじつである。

    On the whole, HONDA’s directing was cool and steady without discontinuity.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 演武えんぶとは予あらかじめ決きめた技わざを順番じゅんばんに演えんずることで、同おなじ技わざであっても激はげしく叩たたきつけるように演えんずる者もの、静しずかに淡々たんたんと演えんずる者ものなど個性こせいが現あらわれる。

    Enbu means to perform predetermined techniques in order, and the same technique can reveal the personality of the performers, with some performing in a fierce, slamming manner, while others perform quietly and matter-of-factly.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 淡々

  • 淡thin; faintOnタンKunあわい

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