JLPT N3 · Noun

独身 (dokushin)

独身 (どくしん, dokushin) is a Japanese noun meaning “unmarried; single”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: どくしん
Romaji: dokushin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

unmarried; single · noun taking の, noun

Example sentences

彼は一生独身で過ごした。

He remained single all his life.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 独身

独

single, alone, spontaneouslyドク・トク・ひと.り · 9 strokes

身

somebody, person, one's station in lifeシン・み · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 独身.

独特どくとくpeculiarity独立どくりつindependence独りひとりone person独り言ひとりごとsoliloquy孤独こどくsolitude独裁どくさいdictatorship独自どくじoriginal独占どくせんmonopoly独創どくそうoriginality単独たんどくsole身みone's body自身じしん(one's) self出身しゅっしんone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)身体しんたいbody

Source: JMdict entry 1455850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.