独力

どくりょく

Meanings

1. Noun one's own effort

Kanji

• 独 alone. Read as ドク.
• 力 power. Read as リョク.

Example sentences

• あなた方は独力で考えなくてはいけない。
  You must think by yourselves.
• 私は独力でその問題を解くつもりだ。
  I am going to work out the problem by myself.
• 独力でこの問題が解けますか。
  Can you solve the problem by yourself?
• 彼は独力でその仕事をした。
  He did the work on his own.
• 彼が独力でその仕事をした。
  He did the work on his own.

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