Word Meaning 独走

どくそう dokusou

独走 is read as どくそう (dokusou) and means having a large lead (over the others).

Meaning

English

  1. having a large lead (over the others)
  2. being far ahead (of everyone else)
  3. running alone
  4. running solo
  5. having one's own way
  6. ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
  7. arbitrary action

Reading

Kana

どくそう

Romaji

dokusou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 11415 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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