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単独 (たんどく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
sole ; single ; solo
Adjectival use for something involving just one person, group, thing, or entity. Often appears as 単独の or directly in compounds, especially in news and formal description.
察さつ
は
単たん
独どく
の
犯はん
行こう
と
見み
て
いる
。
The police view it as the act of a single perpetrator.
2
noun
being alone ; acting independently ; standalone state
Noun use for the state of being separate, single, or independent. Very common with で or では, as in 単独で 'alone; independently; by itself.'
Kanji 独 single, alone, spontaneously Similar words 独どく 立りつ 独立 emphasizes formal independence or autonomy, such as a country, organization, or person becoming independent. 単独 emphasizes that only one person or entity is involved, or that something is done alone.
単たん 一いつ 単一 means single or uniform in kind or composition. It does not usually imply acting alone, while 単独 often relates to solo action or a single involved party.
一人ひとり 一人 specifically means one person or alone as a person. 単独 can also describe groups, companies, devices, actions, and abstract situations.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 単, associated with 'single,' and 独, associated with 'alone' or 'independent.' The spelling transparently matches the modern meaning.
