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単独 (たんどく): sole, single — Japanese vocabulary

単独 is read たんどく and means "sole, single". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

単独

Reading
たんどく · tandoku
Translation
sole, single
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
たんどくが

Example

人間は誰も自分一人の力で単独に生きてはいけない。

にんげんはだれもじぶんひとりのちからでたんどくにいきてはいけない。

No man can live by and for himself.

Kanji in this word

  • 単 — Simple, One, Single
  • 独 — alone, independent

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