独身

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See also: 獨身

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 独身 – see 獨身 (“single or unmarried person; alone; by oneself; away from people”).
(This term is the simplified form of 獨身).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
独 身
どく
Grade: 5 		しん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
獨身 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) どくしん (Heiban – )[1]
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Noun

独(どく)身(しん) • (dokushin) 

  1. unmarried
  2. an unmarried person

References

  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
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