# 個 individual

(personleft) + 固 (hard) Same-ON
★★★★☆
10 strokes
COUNTER
doesn't usually mean 'individual' like special, but more like 'private' or 'single-serving' (also it's a counter for small things)

## Onyomi

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## Mnemonic

| Lemmy is a person who is a hard individual.

## Jukugo

個人(こじん) の | personal ★★★☆☆ 個 (individual) + 人 (person) = 個人 (personal) personal, single-serving (one-to-one session with a teacher, personal pizza)(BOOBOO: don't confuse this with private - private is こじんてきな 個人的な)
一個(いっこ) | small thing ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN COUNTER 一 (one) + 個 (individual) = 一個 (small thing) one small, usually roundish, thing - orange, apple, ipod
個室(こしつ) | private room ★★☆☆☆ 個 (individual) + 室 (room suffix) = 個室 (private room)