独白|どくはくdokuhaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbmonologue; soliloquy
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbtalking to oneself
Conjugation
Dictionary form独白する(どくはくする)
Polite (masu)独白します(どくはくします)
Negative (nai)独白しない(どくはくしない)
polite (masen)独白しません(どくはくしません)
classical zu / nu独白せず・独白せぬ(どくはくせず・どくはくせぬ)
Past (ta)独白した(どくはくした)
polite (mashita)独白しました(どくはくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)独白しなかった(どくはくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)独白しませんでした(どくはくしませんでした)
Te form独白して(どくはくして)
Potential独白できる(どくはくできる)
Passive独白される(どくはくされる)
Causative独白させる(どくはくさせる)
Causative passive独白させられる(どくはくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)独白すれば(どくはくすれば)
tara独白したら(どくはくしたら)
Volitional独白しよう(どくはくしよう)
polite (mashou)独白しましょう(どくはくしましょう)
Imperative独白しろ(どくはくしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym独語どくごWrittenWritten/formal prose term for talking to oneself; also an abbreviation for German. Rarely used.
  • Synonym独り言ひとりごとNeutralNeutral word for talking to yourself; the most common choice in everyday speech, while 「独白」 leans toward lines spoken in a play.
  • Synonym独話どくわWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a monologue or talking to oneself; close in sense to 「独白」 but rarely used.
  • Synonym独言どくげんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for talking to oneself; very rarely used.
  • Antonym対話たいわWrittenWritten/formal prose word for two people talking face to face; the opposite of one person speaking alone as in 「独白」.
  • Antonym会話かいわNeutralNeutral word for conversation between two or more people, as in 「英会話」; the opposite of speaking alone.

For talking to yourself, say 「独り言」. For a character's solo speech in a play, use 「独白」, also 「モノローグ」. The written variants 「独語」「独話」「独言」 are rare. For conversation with others, use 「会話」 or 「対話」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 演劇えんげきなどで俳優はいゆうが相手あいてがなく一人ひとりで語かたること。また、その言葉ことば。モノローグ。
  2. 独り言ひとりごと。
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