独ひとり
Meanings
Noun
1. one person
esp. 一人, 1人
There is one girl there.
2. being alone; being by oneself
when read as "ひとり"
I liked the time I spent alone.
3. being single; being unmarried
esp. 独り
when read as "ひとり"
Adverb
4. by oneself; alone
when read as "ひとり"
That night, I cried alone.
5. just; only; simply
with neg. sentence
when read as "ひとり"
This is not just Japan's problem.
Kanji used
alone
Pitch accent
ひ
と
り
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Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to talk to oneself; to mutter
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
just one person; only one
all on one's own
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sleeping alone
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
all on one's own
laughing by oneself; erotic pictures; shunga
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
deciding by oneself; taking it for granted (that ...); assuming
travelling alone; solitary journey
(an) only child
deciding by oneself; taking it for granted (that ...); assuming
being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged
single woman; unmarried woman
eating alone; eating by oneself
eating alone; eating by oneself
being the only loser; losing by oneself
divining one's own fortune
self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head
all on one's own
all on one's own
(doing) karaoke by oneself
Examples (3 in total)
I didn't want to spend any more time alone.
He, and he alone, must go.
A couple worrying about the daughter they left behind at home alone.