Memory phrase for the Kanji: 独


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Meaning

alone, single, Germany

Pronunciation

DOKU
hitori

Explanation

Left: wild animal (dog on hind legs), right: insect (The body and the sting of an insect.)

Mnemonic

Such animals and insects exist only in Germany.

Radicals

(wild) animalThe radical kemono shows a dog on the hind legs.
insectThe body and the sting 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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