独ひとり言ごと

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

talking to oneself; soliloquy; monologue

Refers to speaking one's thoughts aloud without addressing anyone else. Common in everyday contexts.

彼かれはよく独ひとり言ごとを言いう。
He often talks to himself.
独ひとり言ごとが聞きこえてしまっ

た

。

I accidentally overheard someone's soliloquy.

Written forms

独ひとり言ごとUsage57%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ひとりごとUsage27%
ひとり言ごとUsage10%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; high priority.
一人ひとり言ごとUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
独ひとりごとUsage3%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but usable.
一人ひとりごと
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
言say, word
一one, one radical (no.1)
人

Similar words

独どく白はく
More formal and literary, often used for a dramatic monologue in theater or a confession-like speech.
モノローグ
Loanword from English 'monologue'; used in theatrical or narrative contexts, less common in daily conversation.

Etymology

Compound of 独り (hitori, 'alone') and 言 (koto, 'word, speech'), with rendaku voicing on the second element. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning has been stable as 'talking to oneself'.

person