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Japanese symbol for “hogging”

Romaji: hitorijime
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

In Japanese, hogging is , read (hitorijime).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

single, alone, spontaneously
on: ドク、トク
kun: ひと.り
9 strokes · JLPT 2
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
on: セン
kun: し.める、うらな.う
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “hogging”

WordReadingMeaning
どくせん dokusenhogging; keeping to oneself

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どくとく dokutokupeculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
どくじ dokujioriginal; unique; distinctive
どくりつ dokuritsuindependence; self-reliance; supporting oneself
どくせん dokusenmonopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
こどく kodokusolitude; loneliness; isolation
どくしん dokushinunmarried; single
せんりょう senryouoccupying; having (an area) all to oneself
うらない uranaifortune-telling; divination

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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