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
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.