独どっ歩ぽ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

walking alone; walking without assistance

Refers to walking by oneself, either literally alone or without help. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to walk alone'.

• 彼かれは山やま道みちを独どっ歩ぽした。

  He walked the mountain path alone.

• リハビリで独どっ歩ぽができるようになった。

  Through rehabilitation, I became able to walk without assistance.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

self-reliance; independence

Metaphorical extension: acting on one's own, without depending on others. Often used with する to mean 'to be independent' or 'to go one's own way'.

• 彼かれは親おやから離はなれて独どっ歩ぽの道みちを歩あゆみ始はじめた。

  He left his parents and started walking the path of independence.

• この会かい社しゃは独どっ歩ぽの精せい神しんを大たい切せつにしている。

  This company values a spirit of self-reliance.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

unique; unparalleled; peerless

Used as a no-adjective to describe something that stands alone in its excellence, with no equal. Often found in formal or literary contexts.

• 彼かれはこの分ぶん野やで独どっ歩ぽの地ち位いを築きずいた。

  He established an unparalleled position in this field.

• その画が家かは独どっ歩ぽの才さい能のうを持もっている。

  That painter possesses a unique talent.