独
- Kanji
- 独
- Level
- N2
- Meaning
- alone, single, Germany
- On'yomi
- ドク, トク
- Kun'yomi
- ひと.り
- Strokes
- 9
- Common compounds
独身 (どくしん) single, unmarried 独立 (どくりつ) independence ドイツ (ドイツ) Germany (using the kanji 独 for 'Deutsch')
- Memory hook
The 'dog' radical (犭) on the left, and 'insect' (虫) on the right. A lonely (独) dog (犭) watching an insect (虫) by itself.