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独身貴族 (dokushinkizoku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

独どく身しん貴き族ぞく

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Meanings

1

affluent single person; unmarried person living in style

jocular, humorous

Jocular term for someone who enjoys the financial freedom and lifestyle of being single, often with a nuance of playful envy.

彼かれは独どく身しん貴き族ぞくで、毎まい週しゅう末まつに旅りょ行

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行い

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He's an affluent single guy who goes traveling every weekend.

独どく身しん貴き族ぞくの生せい活かつに憧あこがれる人ひとも多おおい。

Many people envy the lifestyle of a well-off single person.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
身somebody, person, one's station in life
貴precious, value, prize
族tribe, family

Related words

独どく身しん
Neutral term for 'single' or 'unmarried'; 独身貴族 adds the humorous nuance of affluence and carefree living.
おひとりさま
A more general, often positive term for doing things alone or being single, without the strong financial connotation of 独身貴族.

Built from

独どく身しん+貴き族ぞく

Etymology

Compound of 独身 (single, unmarried) and 貴族 (nobility, aristocrat), humorously likening an affluent single person to a member of the leisure class.