# 独 solitary

(catleft) + 虫 (insizzect)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

DOKU |

## Mnemonic

| The cat chased the solitary bug - it DON'T COOK the bug, though. . .it's a cat.

## Kunyomi

ひと*り | Alone. Unlike the other hitori (一人)、　独り has a sort of lonlely value judgement on it. Like, 'He lives by himself' or 'She had to do the whole thing herself (since no one would help her)' 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

独身(どくしん) | single, unmarried ★★★☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 独身 (single, unmarried)
独り言(ひとりごと) | talking to yourself ★★☆☆☆ KANA 独 (solitary) + 言 (say) = 独り言 (talking to yourself)
独特(どくとく) な | unique ★★☆☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 特 (special) = 独特 (unique) unique, or a quality particular to some thing or person
独立(どくりつ) する | autonomous ★☆☆☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 立 (stand up) = 独立 (autonomous) autonomous - a colony becomes an independent country; a business start-up that is not under the umbrella of an established conglomerate, etc.

## Synonyms

dominate, have supremacy over 至上 覇権 制覇 独占的
one person 一人 独り
self-reliance 自立 独立
solitude, alienation 疎外感 孤独 疎遠
unique 独特 特殊 斬新