# 独 — Alone

Frequency rank 536 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 究 (Research), less common than 営 (Manage).

- On’yomi: どく
- Kun’yomi: ひと
- Radical: 犬 Dog (Kangxi 94)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A canine on the left howls next to an insect on the right — a canine sits alone with just an insect for company, completely and utterly alone in the wilderness.

In words:

- 独り ひとり — alone,unmarried
- 独特 どくとく — peculiarity,uniqueness,characteristic
- 独立 どくりつ — independence (e.g. Ind. Day),self-support

[Study 独](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E7%8B%AC)

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