all alone; by oneself
Emphasizes being completely alone, with no one else present. Often used adverbially.
See also: 一人きり
彼は一人っきりで部屋にいた。
He was all alone in the room.
一人っきりで旅行するのが好きだ。
I like traveling by myself.
Standard kanji spelling using 一人.
Alternative kanji spelling emphasizing aloneness.
Variant with 切り instead of きり.
Variant combining 独り and 切り.
Numeral variant of 一人っきり.
Numeral variant of 一人っ切り.
Emphatic form of 一人きり (hitorikiri), with gemination (っ) adding colloquial emphasis. きり derives from 切り (cut off, limit), implying 'only' or 'just'.