# 独 — alone; Germany

独 means “alone; Germany”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ドク (doku), トク (toku). Kun'yomi: ひと(り) (hitori). You'll see it in words such as 独り (hitori, “one person”).

- Meaning: alone; Germany
- On'yomi: ドク (doku), トク (toku)
- Kun'yomi: ひと(り) (hitori)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 3

## How to remember 独

A beast (犭) and an insect (虫), each on its own: alone.

Parts: 犭 beast · 虫 insect

## Words with 独

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 独り | ひとり (hitori) | one person |
| 独りで | ひとりで (hitoride) | alone; by oneself |
| 独 | どく (doku) | Germany |

## More in the “Qualities 3” set

[違](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/differ/) · [独](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/alone/) · [準](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/standard/) · [被](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/incur/) · [若](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/young/) · [極](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extreme/) · [美](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beauty/) · [非](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/non/)

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