独り身
Meanings
Noun
No-adjective
1. bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; being single; unmarried person
Noun
2. living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
Other spellings
一人身
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
ひとりみ
ひとりみ
Composed of
独り
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself; alone; just; only; simply
Noun
身
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); …
Noun
Examples5
彼女
She stayed single her whole life.
ヤニー
Yanni is single.
トム
Tom is unmarried.
独り身
You're single, right?
「独り身
"Are you single?" "Yes, I'm a single father."