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唯

solely
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingユイ、イ
Kun readingただ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. solelyRtK
  2. only
    彼は私が本当に信頼できる唯一の友人です。He is the only friend I can really trust.tatoeba
    彼は一人っ子だったので、唯一の相続人だった。Being an only child, he was the sole inheritor.tatoeba
  3. merely
  4. simply
  1. sole
  2. unique

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth囗variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · turkey

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 595

Compound words

唯一ゆいいつ
only; sole; unique
唯物論ゆいぶつろん
materialism
唯今ただいま
I'm home!
唯我論ゆいがろん
solipsism (phil.)
唯心論ゆいしんろん
spiritualism
唯でさえただでさえ
even at the best of times
唯一無二ゆいいつむに
one and only
唯我独尊ゆいがどくそん
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one
唯美主義ゆいびしゅぎ
aestheticism
史的唯物論してきゆいぶつろん
historical materialism
瑜伽行唯識学派ゆがぎょうゆいしきがくは
Yoga Practice School

Additional Examples

彼はそれができる唯一の人です。
He is the only person that can do it.tatoeba
彼はイギリス海峡を泳ぎ渡った唯一のアメリカ人だ。
He is the only American who has swum the English Channel.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 唯

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