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独身 (どくしん): single, unmarried — Japanese vocabulary

独身 is read どくしん and means "single, unmarried". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

独身

Reading
どくしん · dokushin
Translation
single, unmarried
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
どくしんが

Example

彼女は一生独身のままだった。

かのじょはいっしょうどくしんのままだった。

She remained single all her life.

Kanji in this word

  • 独 — alone, independent
  • 身 — body, oneself

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