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独身生活 (どくしんせいかつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

独どく身しん生せい活かつ

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

bachelor life; single life

Refers to the lifestyle or daily living of an unmarried person, often a man. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to live a single life'.

彼かれは独どく身しん生せい活かつを楽たのしんでいる。
He is enjoying his bachelor life.
長ながい独どく身しん生せい活かつの後あと、彼かれは結けっ婚

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After a long single life, he got married.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
身somebody, person, one's station in life
生life, genuine, birth
活lively, resuscitation, being helped

Similar words

独どく身しん
Means 'unmarried' or 'single' as a status; 独身生活 focuses on the lifestyle or daily living aspect.
一人ひとり暮ぐらし
Means 'living alone'; 独身生活 emphasizes being unmarried, while 一人暮らし simply means living by oneself regardless of marital status.

Etymology

Compound of 独身 (dokushin, 'unmarried, single') and 生活 (seikatsu, 'life, living').