独自

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See also: 獨自

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 獨自 (“alone; by oneself; solitary”).
(This term is the simplified form of 獨自).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どく
Grade: 5

Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
獨自 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(どく)() (dokuji-na (adnominal (どく)() (dokuji na), adverbial (どく)() (dokuji ni))

  1. independent, separate from others
  2. unique

Inflection

Noun

(どく)() (dokuji

  1. being original, done without association with another
    独自(どくじ)調査(ちょうさ)(おこな)った。
    Dokuji chōsa o okonatta.
    We conducted original research.
  2. uniqueness

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN