Word Meaning 独りぼっち

ひとりぼっち hitoribocchi

独りぼっち is read as ひとりぼっち (hitoribocchi) and means aloneness.

Meaning

English

  1. aloneness
  2. loneliness
  3. solitude

Reading

Kana

ひとりぼっち

Romaji

hitoribocchi

Writing Variants

  • 一人ぼっち ひとりぼっち hitoribocchi
  • 一人ぽっち ひとりぽっち hitoripocchi
  • 独りぽっち ひとりぽっち hitoripocchi
  • 独り法師 ひとりぼっち hitoribocchi
  • 独り法師 ひとりぽっち hitoripocchi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 孤独 Rank 8265 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

独り立ち

ひとりだち

standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)

独特

どくとく

understood only by oneself

独り言

ひとりごと

soliloquy

独り歩き

ひとりあるき

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)

独自

どくじ

independent

独立

どくりつ

independence (e.g. of a nation)

独裁

どくさい

running (a company, etc.) despotically

独身

どくしん

single

独占

どくせん

hogging

独断

どくだん

dogmatism

独学

どくがく

self-education

独り占め

ひとりじめ

hogging

Example Sentences

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Were you alone?

Is Tom alone?

I'm alone here.

He was all alone in the house.

Tom was all alone in the house.

I hate being alone at Christmas.

My uncle lived alone in a secluded house on the cape.