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独り言 (ひとりごと): a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself — Japanese vocabulary

独り言 is read ひとりごと and means "a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

独り言

Reading
ひとりごと · hitorigoto
Translation
a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ひとりごとがひとりごとが

Example

メアリーはどうしようかと独り言をいった。

メアリーはどうしようかとひとりごとをいった。

Mary said to herself "What shall I do?".

Kanji in this word

  • 独 — alone, independent
  • 言 — say, word

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