独身

• 読み: どくしん
• ローマ字: dokushin
• 漢字の分解: 独 (doku/hitori) — alone, single; 身 (shin/mi) — body, self
• 発音: /do.kɯ.ɕiɴ/

意味

Single; unmarried. Refers to the state of not being married.

A noun and no-adjective describing an unmarried person or the state of being unmarried. Common collocations: 独身生活 (dokushin seikatsu, single life), 独身者 (dokushinsha, single person), 独身貴族 (dokushin kizoku, a carefree single person with disposable income). Can be used neutrally or with positive/negative nuances depending on context.

例文

1. 彼は30歳だがまだ独身だ。
2. 独身生活は自由だけど時々寂しくなる。
3. 独身の友達と週末によく旅行に行く。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, lifestyle, social topics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 独 (doku, alone/single) and 身 (shin, body/self). Literally 'solitary body/self,' meaning someone who is alone — unmarried.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal