独り言

ひとりごと

Also written ひとり言, 独りごと, 一人言, 一人ごと

Meanings

1. Noun soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

Kanji

• 独 alone. Read as ひとり.
• 言 say. Read as こと.

Example sentences

• その老人は時々独り言を言う。
  The old man sometimes talks to himself.
• 私は彼がぶつぶつ独り言をいうのを聞いた。
  I heard him mumble to himself.
• 祖父はひとりでいると、ときどき独り言を言う。
  My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he's alone.
• 独り言をいいます。
  I talk to myself.
• 彼は「私がそれをする」と独り言を言った。
  He said to himself, "I will do it."

Common phrases

• 独り言を言う

Word lists

• JLPT N2
• Examples

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