独 — kanji meaning “single”
独
single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
- Meanings
- single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
- On'yomi
- ドク (doku)、トク (toku)
- Kun'yomi
- ひと.り
- Name readings
- どいつ、どっ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #365 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 94
- Chinese reading
- dú — Chinese character page
Words with 独
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独特 | どくとく dokutoku | peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic |
| 独自 | どくじ dokuji | original; unique; distinctive |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
| 独占 | どくせん dokusen | monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity |
| 孤独 | こどく kodoku | solitude; loneliness; isolation |
| 独身 | どくしん dokushin | unmarried; single |
| 独裁 | どくさい dokusai | dictatorship; despotism; autocracy |
| 単独 | たんどく tandoku | sole; single; solo |
| 独り言 | ひとりごと hitorigoto | soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself |
| 独断 | どくだん dokudan | one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision |
| 独学 | どくがく dokugaku | self-education; self-instruction; self-study |
| 独り占め | ひとりじめ hitorijime | hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising |
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