独 — single, alone, spontaneously

どく独 single

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes

U+72EC Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #365 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #561 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

single
alone
spontaneously
germany

word

とく・どく toku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

独(どく) doku alone 独(どく) 立(りつ) dokuritsu independence 独(どく) 自(じ) dokuji original 独(どく) 特(とく) dokutoku unique 単(たん) 独(どく) tandoku sole 独(どく) 身(しん) dokushin single 独(どく) 断(だん) dokudan arbitrary decision 独(どく) 学(がく) dokugaku self-study

ひと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

独(ひと) り言(ごと) hitorigoto soliloquy 独(ひと) り hitori alone

Appears in idioms

独断専行四字熟語

single, severance, specialty, go

天涯孤独四字熟語

heaven, horizon, orphan, single

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

犭 dog/beast (left form)

むし虫 insect #142

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独 — single, alone, spontaneously

Meanings

word

とく・どく toku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ひと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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独 — single, alone, spontaneously

Meanings

word

とく ・どく toku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ひと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

とく・どく toku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).