JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 独: "single, alone, spontaneously"
The kanji 独 means "single, alone, spontaneously, Germany". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ドク, トク in on'yomi and ひと.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドクトク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひと.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | single, alone, spontaneously, Germany |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 365 of 2,501 |
Common words with 独
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 孤独solitude; loneliness; isolation
- 独特peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic · understood only by oneself
- 独り言soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
- 独立independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself; being on one's own · independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom
- 独自original; unique; distinctive; characteristic · independent; one's own; personal
- 独逸Germany
- 独占monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity · hogging; keeping to oneself
- 独身unmarried; single
- 単独sole; single; solo · independence; singleness; singularity
- 独り占めhogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
- 独断one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision · dogmatism
- 独りでにby itself; automatically; naturally
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