淡々

たんたん

Also written 淡淡, 澹々, 澹澹

Meanings

1. たる-adjective, Adverb uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact; detached
2. plain; light; simple; bland
3. flowing gently

Kanji

• 淡 faint. Read as タン.

Example sentences

• トムは最初から最後まで淡々と話した。
  From beginning to end Tom has only spoken with a lackluster demeanour.

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