単独|たんどくtandoku[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjective, na-adjectivesole; single; solo
    不幸ふこうは決けっして単独たんどくでは来こない。↗
    Misfortunes seldom come singly.
  2. nounindependence; singleness; singularity
Conjugation
Plain form単独(たんどく)
Polite (desu)単独です(たんどくです)
Negative (dewa nai)単独ではない(たんどくではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)単独ではありません(たんどくではありません)
Past (datta)単独だった(たんどくだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)単独ではなかった(たんどくではなかった)
Te form (de)単独で(たんどくで)
Adverbial (ni)単独に(たんどくに)
Conditional (nara)単独なら(たんどくなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymひとりNeutralCovers being one person or alone, and also being single or unmarried. 「単独」 is more written in tone and stresses a single subject acting by itself.
  • Antonym共同きょうどうNeutralThe direct opposite of 「単独」 in the alone-versus-joint contrast: it describes two or more people doing something together or in cooperation.
  • Antonym合同ごうどうNeutralOpposes 「単独」 on the single-versus-combined axis: it describes holding or organizing something jointly, with separate parties merged into one.
  • Antonym集団しゅうだんNeutralContrasts with 「単独」 as group versus individual: it denotes a collective, a gathering of many people or things.

Use 「単独」 for something done by one person or a single subject alone, as in 「単独行動」; it leans toward written prose, so in speech 「一人で」 is more natural. The antonyms are 「共同」 (jointly), 「合同」 (combined) and 「集団」 (as a group).

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 自分じぶん一人ひとりであること。一人ひとりで行おこなうこと。
  2. ただ一ひとつだけであるさま。一ひとつだけで成立せいりつするさま。
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