Kanji1 / 9
独 kanji
single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ドクトク
Kun readings
ひとり
Variant forms
獨Words with 独
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3独身Popularunmarried; single
- N3独特Popularpeculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
- N3独立Popularindependence; self-reliance; supporting oneself; being on one's own; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
- N1孤独Popularsolitude; loneliness; isolation
- N1単独Popularsole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
- N1独裁Populardictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
- N1独自Popularoriginal; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar; independent; one's own; personal
- N1独占Popularmonopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
- N1独創Popularoriginality
- —独PopularGermany
- —独演Popularsolo; solo performance
- —独学Popularself-education; self-instruction; self-study
- —独唱Popularvocal solo
- —独奏Popular(instrumental) solo; recital
- —独走Popularrunning alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes; arbitrary action
- —独断Popularone's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
- —独房Popularsingle-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
- —西独PopularWest Germany (1949-1990)
- —独禁法Popularantitrust law; Antitrust Act
- —独創的Popularcreative; original