独どく立りつ

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独立する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	独どく立りつする	独どく立りつしない
Polite	独どく立りつします	独どく立りつしません
Past polite	独どく立りつしました	独どく立りつしませんでした
Past	独どく立りつした	独どく立りつしなかった
Te-form	独どく立りつして	独どく立りつしないで
Desire	独どく立りつしたい	独どく立りつしたくない
Potential	独どく立りつできる	独どく立りつできない
Passive	独どく立りつされる	独どく立りつされない
Causative	独どく立りつさせる	独どく立りつさせない
Causative passive	独どく立りつさせられる	独どく立りつさせられない
Volitional	独どく立りつしよう
Polite volitional	独どく立りつしましょう
Imperative	独どく立りつしろ	独どく立りつするな
Conditional	独どく立りつすれば	独どく立りつしなければ
Tara conditional	独どく立りつしたら	独どく立りつしなかったら

Meanings

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

independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself

Refers to personal independence, financial self-sufficiency, or standing on one's own feet. Often used with する to mean becoming independent.

彼かれは親おやから独どく立りつして一人ひとり暮ぐらしを始はじめた。
He became independent from his parents and started living on his own.
経けい済ざい的てきに独どく立りつしたい。
I want to be financially independent.

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

independence (of a nation); freedom

Used for political or national independence, sovereignty, or freedom from external control.

その国くには1960年ねんに独どく立りつを宣せん言げんした。
The country declared independence in 1960.
独どく立りつ記き念ねん日びを祝いわう。
Celebrate Independence Day.

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

separation; isolation

Refers to being separate or detached from a larger entity, such as a branch becoming independent or a component standing alone. Less common than the other senses.

その部ぶ署しょは会かい社しゃから独どく立りつして運うん営えいされている。
The department operates independently from the company.
独どく立りつした建たて物もので会かい議ぎを行おこなう。
Hold the meeting in a separate building.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉から独どく立りつするto become independent from (an organization/company)
彼かれは会かい社しゃから独どく立りつして自じ分ぶんの店みせを開ひらいた。
He became independent from the company and opened his own shop.
独どく立りつを宣せん言げんするto declare independence
その国くには1960年ねんに独どく立りつを宣せん言げんした。
The country declared its independence in 1960.
〈人ひと〉から独どく立りつするto become independent from (someone, e.g. one's parents)
彼かの女じょは両りょう親しんから独どく立りつして一人ひとり暮ぐらしを始はじめた。
She became independent from her parents and started living alone.
独どく立りつを求もとめるto seek/demand independence
多おおくの植しょく民みん地ちが独どく立りつを求もとめて戦たたかった。
Many colonies fought seeking independence.
独どく立りつして〈動どう詞し〉to do something independently, on one's own
彼かれは独どく立りつしてビジネスを始はじめた。
He started a business independently.

Expressions

独どく立りつの法ほう則そくlaw of independent assortment

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words· 19

自じ立りつN2sense 1
自立 emphasizes personal self-reliance in daily life, while 独立 can also cover political or organizational independence.
自じ由ゆうN4sense 2
自由 means freedom in a broad, general sense, while 独立 specifically means being free from external control or support, as with a nation.
建けん国こく
独立 means gaining independence from another power, while 建国 refers to the actual act of founding or establishing a new nation.
自じ前まえ
独立 means independence in a general sense, including starting one's own business, while 自前 stresses funding or running things oneself financially.

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自じ営えいN1
独立 broadly means becoming independent or starting one's own venture, while 自営 specifically denotes the ongoing state of running one's own business rather than working for an employer.
無む所しょ属ぞく
独立 refers to independence in a broad sense (national independence, self-reliance), while 無所属 specifically means not belonging to any political party or organization.
単たん独どくN1
独立 stresses formal autonomy or self-governance (a country or organization becoming independent), while 単独 simply stresses that only one person or entity is involved.
独どく自じN1
独自 describes doing or deciding something in one's own way, whereas 独立 refers to the state or act of being independent, as in political independence.
主しゅ権けんN1
独立 refers to a country's freedom from control by another nation, while 主権 refers to the supreme authority a state holds to govern itself.
インディペンデント
独立 is the native Japanese term used for political, organizational, or personal independence, while インディペンデント is the loanword favored for cultural contexts like independent films or independent artists.
巣す立だち
独立 is the broader, more direct term for independence used for people, organizations, countries, and finances, while 巣立ち carries a warmer, more personal image of leaving a nest or protected place.
在ざい野や
独立 broadly means independent or self-reliant, whereas 在野 more specifically describes a professional who works outside institutional affiliation like a university or hospital.
自じ治ちN2
自治 means governing oneself while still part of a larger structure, whereas 独立 means full separation and freedom from any controlling power.
自じ活かつN1
独立 is a general term for independence (of a nation, organization, or person), whereas 自活 narrowly means earning one's own living expenses.
独どく立りつ国こく
独立 is the abstract concept of independence itself, while 独立国 refers specifically to a country that has achieved it.
自じ主しゅN1
独立 usually means formal separation or independence from another entity such as a country or organization, whereas 自主 can describe internal autonomy without full separation.
羽はばたくN1
独立する neutrally means becoming independent, whereas 羽ばたく is a figurative, uplifting expression for leaving the nest to seek new horizons.
身みを立たてるN1
独立する means becoming independent, such as starting one's own business, whereas 身を立てる emphasizes the overall process of achieving lasting success and stability in life.
分ぶん立りつN1
独立 describes the independence or autonomy of a single entity, while 分立 focuses on multiple functions or entities being divided from one another.

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依い存ぞんN2sense 1
依存 means relying on someone or something for support, the opposite of 独立 in the sense of self-reliance.
従じゅう属ぞくN1sense 2
従属 means being subordinate to or controlled by another power, the opposite of 独立 in the sense of national sovereignty.
付ふ随ずい
独立 means standing alone or independent, the opposite of 付随, which describes being incidentally attached to or dependent on something else.

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占せん領りょう下かN1
占領下 describes a country or region controlled by an occupying power, whereas 独立 describes that same entity governing itself freely.
付ふ属ぞくN2
付属 means being attached to or dependent on a main entity, whereas 独立 means being independent and standing on its own.
傘さん下か
独立 means being independent and self-governing, the opposite of being 傘下 (under the umbrella of a larger organization).
系けい列れつN1
独立 means independent and unaffiliated, the opposite of 系列, which describes belonging to a corporate group or line.
連れん動どう
独立 means functioning separately and independently, the opposite of 連動, which means moving or working together in a linked way.

Don't confuse with

孤こ立りつN1sense 3
孤立 means being isolated or cut off with no help from others, whereas 独立 means standing alone by choice or capability without implying loneliness.

Word family· 40

独どく立りつ心しんN2
independent spirit; independence of mind
半はん独どく立りつ
semi-independent
独どく立りつ国こく
independent state; independent nation
独どく立りつ型がた
freestanding; stand-alone
独どく立りつ市し
independent city

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独どく立りつ性せい
independence; autonomy
独どく立りつ権けん
right of independence; right to independence
独どく立りつ班はん
detachment; independent squad
独どく立りつ系けい
independent; unaffiliated; self-funded
独どく立りつ語ご
independent word; free-standing word

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Etymology

Compound of 独 (alone, single) and 立 (stand). The meaning 'independence' is derived from the idea of standing alone.