独り身

ひとりみ

Also written 一人身

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; being single; unmarried person See also: 独身 (どくしん).
2. Noun living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

Kanji

• 独 alone. Read as ひとり.
• 身 body. Read as み.

Example sentences

• トムは独り身です。
  Tom is unmarried.
• 彼女は生涯独り身だった。
  She stayed single her whole life.
• ヤニーは独り身です。
  Yanni is single.
• 「独り身ですか？」「はい。シングルファーザーです」
  "Are you single?" "Yes, I'm a single father."
• 独り身だよね？
  You're single, aren't you?

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