Keyword
alone
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig561
Old form
Readings
どく
(71%)
ひと
(26%)
(1%)
Composed of
animal
insect
Mnemonic

A guy who keeps an insect as his pet animal will always be alone. No girl likes insects.

Used in vocabulary (303 in total)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
Examples (200 in total)
The girl is lonely.
I had never felt more alone than at that time.
I'm so lonely.
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
He felt very lonely.
He is a lonely man with few friends.
He isn't lonely anymore.
It was his fate to live a lonely life.
She felt lonely.
To tell the truth, I felt lonely.
To tell the truth, he was lonely.
I felt lonely.
I like to go to a cabin in the woods to enjoy solitude.
You are old enough to be independent of your parents.
Those young men are independent of their parents.
Our children are independent of us.
He said that America declared its independence in 1776.
No nation can exist completely isolated from others.
He wants to be independent of his parents.
He is independent of his parents.
Though only 16, he is independent of his parents.
She is independent of her parents.
He is certainly independent of his parents.
To stand on your own two feet means to be independent.
To stand on your own feet means to be independent.
In 1847, they declared independence.
"What should I do?" I said to myself.
She said to herself, "Where shall I go next?"
The old man sometimes talks to himself.
Why are you talking to yourself?
Are you talking to yourself again?
He said to himself, "I will do it."
I talk to myself.
Are you talking to yourself?
Every nation has its peculiar character.
She did it in her own way.
When did America become independent of England?
This custom is unique to America.
The practice is peculiar to Japan.
The rapid growth of the firm was attributed to its unique strategy.
My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he's alone.
It is important to understand that each country has its own culture.
They had a culture of their own.
His own way of doing things is not popular with us.
I have my own way of solving it.
I heard him mumble to himself.
Math is its own language.
Elizabeth is independent of her parents.
Now that I have a job, I can be independent of my parents.
Don't let the children monopolize the television.
He has the large room to himself.
He was opposed to monopolies.
He keeps the room to himself.
She has the large house to herself.
His technique was unique and absolutely amazing.
They shed their blood for their independence.
I didn't want to spend any more time alone.
He, and he alone, must go.
India gained independence from Britain in 1947.
Every nation has its own myths.
It is easy to consider man unique among living organisms.
Climbing the cliff alone is a bold deed.
"Are you single?" "Yes."
You're still single, aren't you?
Are you married or are you single?
I'm still single.
They're both single.
I wish I were still single.
He remained single all his life.
She stayed single her whole life.
She remained single all her life.
I'm single and have no children.
I would rather remain single than live an unhappy life with him.
Are both of you still single?
John wanted to be completely independent of his parents.
John hopes to be independent of his parents.
These flowers have a unique smell.
Teenagers want to be independent of their parents.
Unique ideas helped him to earn a high income.
Mary remained single all her life in Japan.
He has this large room to himself.
She has this big room all to herself.
She had the large room to herself.
This touch is original with her.
The old man lived by himself.
You are not old enough to go swimming by yourself.
I think that it's dangerous to go walking alone at night.
Let him do it alone.
He lives there alone.
She stayed here by herself.
She went to the movies by herself.
At first, I couldn't swim by myself.
Yoko found it impossible to live alone any longer.
He is too young to go there alone.
Can you solve the problem by yourself?
Are you traveling by yourself?
I walked alone.
I may not be able to do it alone.
He is economically independent of his parents.
She thought that she could become economically independent from her parents if she went to college.
She is economically independent of her parents now.
The old man lives alone.
The people of America fought for their independence.
My oldest brother is single.
It is believed that whales have their own language.
I feel so lonely that I want someone to talk with.
It's hard to believe Tom is still single.
Is Tom still single?
Tom often talks to himself.
Is Tom single?
Tom and Bill arrived at different conclusions from each other.
Tom and Mary are still single, aren't they?
Tom lives here alone.
Tom is alone in the kitchen.
Tom has a distinctive scar under his right eye.
Tom was lonely.
Tom was feeling lonely.
Tom remained a bachelor until his death.
Tom didn't want to live alone.
Tom is talking to himself.
Tom is single.
Tom remained single all his life.
Are both Tom and Mary still single?
Do you really think that Tom is single?
I'm alone here.
I hate being alone at Christmas.
Is Tom alone?
He was all alone in the house.
Were you alone?
My uncle lived alone in a secluded house on the cape.
Our people thirst for independence.
Tom is possessive.
The colony has not declared independence as yet.
The colony declared independence and became a republic.
The colony declared independence.
The elder sons are now quite independent of their father.
Dick plans to go by himself.
The prisoner is being quiet in the cell today.
He was put in a cell.
I think this kind of custom is unique to Asian countries.
This is a custom peculiar to Japan.
Each child has an individual way of thinking.
We should become unique, mature individuals.
Parents hope their children will become independent as soon as possible.
Tom started talking to himself.
We shouldn't confuse solitude with isolation. They are two separate things.
I was lonely, with nobody to play with.
The retro feel of this cafe is a hit with young people.
You are old enough to stand on your own feet.
She is a self-educated woman.
After his father died, he had to study by himself.
Is it true you learned French all by yourself?
I'm learning Japanese by myself.
At that time, Mexico was not yet independent of Spain.
The dictator had the absolute loyalty of all his aides.
The masses rose against the dictator.
They struggled against the dictator.
The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.
The dictator forced the tribe to agree on the terms of surrender.
The dictator oppressed the people.
I will overthrow the dictator.
These poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
This style of cooking is peculiar to China.
Tom's design is very original.
Bill has a lot of original ideas.
His designs are highly original.
He has a lot of original ideas.
Her ideas are quite original.
Did you make it by yourself?
He finished this work by himself.
He did the work on his own.
He studied on his own.
He found out the answers for himself.
Is Tom really going to go to Boston by himself?
Is Tom really going to Boston by himself?
She had the hotel suite to herself.
Sometimes I have feelings of being tormented by loneliness.
Hitler is one of the most notorious dictators.
When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.
Sweden has its own language.
Tom is used to living alone.
The fact is that his father lives alone in New York because of work.
My brother soon got used to living alone in Tokyo.
The dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content.
The notorious dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content.
To his amazement, the door opened all by itself.
The company has a monopoly on the nation's tobacco business.
Left alone, she felt very tired.
It's about time you were independent of your parents.
I'm all alone in a foreign country.
What you have said applies only to single women.
His essay was full of original ideas.
Such a custom is not peculiar to the Americans.
"What should I do next?" she said to herself.
I plan to play a flute solo.
The concert began with a piano solo.
I don't have the power to finish the work alone.
Kenya became independent in 1963.
In 1962, Algeria gained independence from France.