JLPT N2 · Noun

独り言 (hitorigoto)

独り言 (ひとりごと, hitorigoto) is a Japanese noun meaning “soliloquy; monologue”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひとりごと
Romaji: hitorigoto
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself · noun

Example sentences

私は彼がぶつぶつ独り言をいうのを聞いた。

I heard him mumble to himself.

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

Kanji in 独り言

独

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

言

say, wordゲン・ゴン・い.う・こと · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 独り言.

独身どくしんunmarried独特どくとくpeculiarity独立どくりつindependence独りひとりone person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言ういうto say言葉ことばlanguage言語げんごlanguage一言ひとことsingle word

Source: JMdict entry 1455670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.