Word Meaning 人っ子一人

ひとっこひとり hitokkohitori

人っ子一人 is read as ひとっこひとり (hitokkohitori) and means (not) a soul.

Meaning

English

  1. (not) a soul
  2. (not) a single person

Reading

Kana

ひとっこひとり

Romaji

hitokkohitori

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 98268 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一人っ子

ひとりっこ

(an) only child

一人子

ひとりご

(an) only child

一人息子

ひとりむすこ

only son

一人っ子政策

ひとりっこせいさく

one-child policy (of the PRC)

一人

ひとり

one person

一人一人

ひとりひとり

each (person)

人一倍

ひといちばい

(much) more than others

一個人

いっこじん

private person

一人前

いちにんまえ

adult

一人で

ひとりで

alone

一子

いっし

one child

第一人者

だいいちにんしゃ

leading person

Example Sentences

8

Not a soul is here.

There wasn't a soul in sight.

There wasn't a soul in sight.

No one was in the park.

There wasn't a single person on the street.

As far as the eye could reach, there was no sign of life.

Not a soul was to be seen because of a dense fog.

"The canteen was empty." "Empty? No one there at all?" "Not a soul."