Meaning

Primary

Cliched

Alternatives

Stale, Hackneyed

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

If you keep exhibiting the same actions and emotions and phrases eventually they're going to rot and sound cliched to everyone. You have to mix things up once in a while. You don't want to get stale, do you?!

Reading

ちんぷ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Just watch out for becoming .

Context

Context Sentences

陳腐な台詞しか思い浮かびません。

I can’t think of anything but cliched lines.

Kanji Composition