Word Meaning 独身

どくしん dokushin

独身 is read as どくしん (dokushin) and means single.

Meaning

English

  1. single
  2. unmarried

Reading

Kana

どくしん

Romaji

dokushin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms シングル,独り身,未婚 Antonyms 既婚,妻帯 Related Words 独り身,独り者,シングル,一人暮らし Rank 1908 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

独身生活

どくしんせいかつ

bachelor's life

独身女性

どくしんじょせい

single woman

独身男性

どくしんだんせい

bachelor

独身主義

どくしんしゅぎ

voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed)

独身男

どくしんおとこ

single male

独身者

どくしんしゃ

unmarried person

独身貴族

どくしんきぞく

unmarried person living affluently

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)

Example Sentences

10

かのじょはまだどくしんです。

She is still single.

I'm single.

Are you single?

You're single, right?

I'm still single.

I'm a bachelor.

Is Tom single?

Tom is unmarried.

"Are you single?" "Yes."

They're both single.