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独 means 'alone'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 484   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-2    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 198 words   Used in 266 words   Used in 84 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ドク
Kun
   ひと alone
On    トク
Name    どいつ   どっ
  
⿰   () dog   insect  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 独 is used 11 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 独 is used 249 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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ドク : 200 words FIND ALL
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independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support
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ドク (read as どっ) : 13 words FIND ALL
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noun
antitrust law; Antitrust Act  (see also: 独占禁止法; abbreviation)
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トク (read as とっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko)  (see also: 独鈷)
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ひと : 33 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: ひとりごと
noun
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
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ひと (read as ひとり) : 2 words FIND ALL
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noun
single woman; bachelor girl; spinster  (see also: 独身女性)
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An additional 18 less common words include 独 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 784 (originally: 763)  Joy o' Kanji : 763  Key to Kanji: 824 

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ドク   ひと alone   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
チュウ   むし insect   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
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