Memory phrase for the Kanji: 独

独

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Meaning alone, single, Germany

Pronunciation

DOKU
hitori

Explanation

Left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect)

Mnemonic
 
Such animals and insects exist only in Germany.

Radicals

犭 (wild) animalThe radical kemono shows a dog on the hind legs.
虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect
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 Vocabulary

独り ひとり  alone, unmarried
独身 どくしん  bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate
数独 すうどく  Sudoku (Number Puzzle)
独自 どくじ  original, peculiar, characteristic
単独 たんどく  sole, independence, single, solo (flight)
孤独 こどく  isolation, loneliness, solitude
独り言 ひとりごと  a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself
独創 どくそう  originality
独占 どくせん  monopoly

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