独 solitary

(catleft) + 虫 (insizzect)

★★★★☆

9 strokes

Onyomi

DOKU

Mnemonic

The cat chased the solitary bug - it DON'T COOK the bug, though. . .it's a cat.

Kunyomi

ひと*り	Alone. Unlike the other hitori (一人)、　独り has a sort of lonlely value judgement on it. Like, 'He lives by himself' or 'She had to do the whole thing herself (since no one would help her)' 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

独身(どくしん)	single, unmarried ★★★☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 独身 (single, unmarried)
独り言(ひとりごと)	talking to yourself ★★☆☆☆ KANA 独 (solitary) + 言 (say) = 独り言 (talking to yourself)
独特(どくとく) な	unique ★★☆☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 特 (special) = 独特 (unique) unique, or a quality particular to some thing or person
独立(どくりつ) する	autonomous ★☆☆☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 立 (stand up) = 独立 (autonomous) autonomous - a colony becomes an independent country; a business start-up that is not under the umbrella of an established conglomerate, etc.

Synonyms

dominate, have supremacy over
至上覇権制覇独占的

one person
一人独り

self-reliance
自立独立

solitude, alienation
疎外感孤独疎遠

unique
独特特殊斬新