独り

hitori

noun★Beginner— alone

general

A state of being by oneself, without others present.

彼は独りで旅をしている。

He is traveling alone.

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Can imply solitude, loneliness, or independence depending on context.

Collocations

独り言talking to oneself独り占いfortune-telling alone

completely alone

While '独り' literally means 'alone', it can imply loneliness or independence depending on context.

From the kanji 独 (alone) and 里 (village), originally meaning 'outside the village' or 'isolated'.

Often used to describe physical solitude, but can also carry emotional connotations of loneliness or independence.

独

alone

root

里

village

root

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