How to say "solitude" in Japanese

• 孤独こどくJLPT N1approx.Common
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveSolitude as a state of being alone, whether chosen or endured; it often carries a shade of loneliness or isolation, and fits someone who feels alone even in a crowd.
  私はこの上うえなくさびしく、孤独こどくだ。↗

  I am as sad and lonely as can be.
• 一人ぼっちひとりぼっちCommon
  no-adjectiveBeing all alone, all by oneself: a person left with no one, often with a lonely, plaintive feel, as of a child whose friends have gone home — not solitude as a neutral state.
  一人ひとりぼっちで暮くらしたくはない。↗

  I don't want to live by myself.
• 独居どっきょCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbSolitude as a way of life rather than a feeling: living alone, leading a solitary existence. It describes the circumstance — an elderly person living by themselves, for instance — not the emotion of loneliness.

Use 孤独 for solitude as an inner state or feeling of being alone, 「一人ぼっち」 for a person left all alone with a lonely feel, and 独居 for solitude as the circumstance of living alone.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 孤独こどくsolitude
• 独りぼっちひとりぼっちaloneness
• 独居どっきょliving alone
• 幽境ゆうきょうsolitude
• 幽寂味ゆうじゃくみsolitude
• 孤こbeing alone
• ぼっちaloneness