Kanji
独
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JLPT N1Jōyō · grade 5freq #3659 strokes
Meanings
single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
ES: único, sólo, Alemania
- On
- ドク、トク
- Kun
- ひと.り
Common words
- 独身どくしんunmarried, single
- 独特どくとくpeculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic
- 独立どくりつindependence, self-reliance, supporting oneself, being on one's own
- 独り言ひとりごとsoliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself
- 独りでにひとりでにby itself, automatically, naturally
- 孤独こどくsolitude, loneliness, isolation
- 単独たんどくsole, single, solo
- 独裁どくさいdictatorship, despotism, autocracy
Example sentences
彼は一生独身で過ごした。
He remained single all his life.
Él se quedó soltero toda su vida.
Tatoeba #109918(opens in a new tab)不幸は決して単独では来ない。
Misfortunes seldom come singly.
Las desgracias nunca vienen solas.
Tatoeba #85097(opens in a new tab)彼女は両親から独立している。
She is independent of her parents.
Ella es independiente de sus padres.
Tatoeba #86286(opens in a new tab)彼女は一生独身のままだった。
She remained single all her life.
Ella permaneció soltera toda su vida.
Tatoeba #91130(opens in a new tab)