独

Meaning

独 centers on being the only one: single, alone, or acting on one's own. The meaning 'Germany' is a specific abbreviation derived from the idea of independence or self-reliance.

• 独自どくじ
  N1

  original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar

• 独立どくりつ
  N3

  independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself; being on one's own

• 独特どくとく
  N2

  peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

• 単独たんどく
  N1

  sole; single; solo

• 孤独こどく
  N1

  solitude; loneliness; isolation

• 独占どくせん
  N1

  monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity

• 独身どくしん
  N4

  unmarried; single

• 独どく

  Germany

• 独裁どくさい
  N1

  dictatorship; despotism; autocracy

• 独り言ひとりごと
  N2

  soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

• 独断どくだん
  N1

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

• 独創どくそう
  N1

  originality

• 独学どくがく
  N1

  self-education; self-instruction; self-study

• 独り占めひとりじめ
  N1

  hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

• 独走どくそう

  running alone; running solo

• 独房どくぼう

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

• 独奏どくそう

  (instrumental) solo; recital

• 独唱どくしょう

  vocal solo

• 独演どくえん

  solo; solo performance

• 独りでにひとりでに
  N2

  by itself; automatically; naturally

• 独禁法どっきんほう

  antitrust law; Antitrust Act

• 独楽こま
  N1

  spinning top

• 独立国どくりつこく

  independent state; independent nation

• 西独せいどく

  West Germany (1949-1990)

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