独

Alone

Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingドク

Kun readingひと.り

Jōyō Grade 5Level 26

Verbs with «独»

germany

Homonyms

ⓘ

Same reading (どく)

Radicals and components

Radical犬dog 犭variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pack of wild dogs · insect (虫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 561

Compound words

孤独こどく

solitude; loneliness; isolation

独裁どくさい

dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically

独立するどくりつする

to become independent

単独たんどく

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness

独演どくえん

solo; solo performance

独学どくがく

self-education; self-instruction; self-study

独楽こま

spinning top

独自どくじ

original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

独創どくそう

originality

独奏どくそう

(instrumental) solo; recital

独走どくそう

running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way

独断どくだん

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

独特どくとく

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

独房どくぼう

single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell

独立どくりつ

independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself; being on one's own; independence (e.g. of a nation)

西独せいどく

West Germany (1949-1990)

独り言ひとりごと

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

独禁法どっきんほう

antitrust law; Antitrust Act

独創的どくそうてき

creative; original

独立国どくりつこく

independent state; independent nation

独りでにひとりでに

by itself; automatically; naturally

Additional Examples

彼は独力で答を見つけだした。

He found out the answers for himself.tatoeba

彼は独力でその仕事を完成しました。

He finished the work for himself.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Alone; Germany. ⺨ (beast) + 虫 — an animal that lives alone. 独立 — independence.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 独

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step