Japanese symbol for “sole”
単独
たんどく
Romaji: tandoku
sole; single; solo
In Japanese, sole is 単独, read たんどく (tandoku).
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
- adj-na, adj-no sole; single; solo
- n independence; singleness; singularity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sole”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唯一 | ゆいいつ yuiitsu | only; sole; unique |
| 底 | そこ soko | bottom; sole; bed (of a river) |
| 天 | てん ten | sole (of a Japanese sandal) |
| 単一 | たんいつ tan'itsu | single; simple; sole |
| ソール | ソール sooru | sole (of a shoe, golf club, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination |
| 単純 | たんじゅん tanjun | simple; plain; uncomplicated |
| 単に | たんに tanni | simply; merely; only |
| 単なる | たんなる tannaru | mere; simple; sheer |
| 単語 | たんご tango | word; vocabulary |
| 独特 | どくとく dokutoku | peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic |
| 独自 | どくじ dokuji | original; unique; distinctive |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sole”.
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.