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    3. 単身

    単身

    単たん身しん

    alone

    KMT5News #7+1Adverb, NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    たんしん

    Adverb, Noun

    1.
    alone, by oneself, unaccompanied, unaided, single-handed, without one's family

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは単たん身しんで東とう京きょうに来きた。

    He came to Tokyo alone.

    KMT4Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    単たん身しん赴ふ任にんで大おお阪さかに住すんでいます。

    I'm living in Osaka on a solo assignment.

    KMT5Work & CareerFamily & Relationships
    単たん身しん者しゃ向むけの小ちいさなアパートを探さがしています。

    I'm looking for a small apartment for a single person.

    KMT5Home & HousingDaily Life
    単たん身しんでの海かい外がい生せい活かつは、多おおくの困こん難なんを伴ともなう。

    Living abroad alone involves many difficulties.

    KMT6Travel & TransportationEmotions & Psychology
    単たん身しんの親おやは、子こ供どもの教きょう育いくについて悩なやむことが多おおい。

    Single parents often worry about their children's education.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    単
    ひとえ…(1)
    simple・one・single・merely
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
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