just one person; only one
Emphasizes that there is only a single person, often with a nuance of loneliness or insufficiency. Used as a noun phrase or adverbial expression.
See also: たった
会場にはたった一人しかいなかった。
There was only one person in the venue.
彼はたった一人でその仕事をやり遂げた。
He accomplished the task all by himself.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Variant using numeral 1; common in informal writing.
Rare spelling using 独り; may emphasize aloneness.
Phrase composed of たった (emphatic 'only') + 一人 (ひとり, 'one person').