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6Elementary year 5 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
On
ドクどく · doku
Kun
ひと(り)hito(ri)
Meaning
alone; single; independent

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

犭 "dog" plus 蜀; dogs that keep to themselves rather than run in packs — hence "alone, independent."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onドクどくdoku独立どくりつ独断どくだん単独たんどく
Kunひとりhitori独りひとり独り者ひとりもの

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 独立どくりつ

    independence

  • 独学どくがく

    self-study

More words with this kanji

  • 独占どくせん
  • 独房どくぼう
  • 孤独こどく
  • 独鈷とっこ
  • 独り言ひとりごと
  • 独擅場どくせんじょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

兄(あに)は独立(どくりつ)して店(みせ)を開(ひら)いた。

My older brother became independent and opened a shop.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Reading

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