Frequency rank: 173.
- one personesp. 一人, 1人
- being alone; being by oneselfonly applies to ひとりsee also 一人で
- being single; being unmarriedonly applies to ひとりesp. 独り
- by oneself; aloneonly applies to ひとり
- just; only; simplyonly applies to ひとりword usually written using kana alonewith neg. sentence
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- 一人【ひとり】【いちにん】Frequency rank: 173.
- 1人【ひとり】【いちにん】Frequency rank: 2,869.
- 独り【ひとり】Frequency rank: 10,762. – 10,786.
- ひとりFrequency rank: 2,092.
- いちにん
Generated definitions (experimental)
- one person
- being alone; being by oneself
- being single; being unmarried
- by oneself; alone
- just; only; simply
This meaning refers to the count of a single individual, often used in contexts where the number of people is being specified.
This meaning emphasizes the state of solitude, often implying a sense of isolation or independence.
This meaning refers to a person's relationship status, indicating that they are not in a romantic relationship or are not married.
This meaning captures the sense of performing actions independently without the presence or assistance of others.
This meaning indicates limitation or exclusivity, suggesting that something is minimal or straightforward.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
923 results
Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.
How brave of you to go alone into the primaeval forest!
5. あめりかアメリカはせかい世界のいち1きごう/よんの4のにさんかたんそ二酸化炭素をはいしゅつ排出しており、ひとり一人あたり当たりのはいしゅつ排出りょう量もせかい世界でもっとも最もおおい多いのです。
1/4 of the world's carbon dioxide emissions are from America: its per-capita emissions are also the greatest in the world.
One month since entering high school ... not a single friend yet. That's really terrible, at this rate it will be middle-school all over again!!
Since my brother died suddenly two years ago, my sister-in-law has valiantly kept going the small jewellery store he left her.
The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope.
All for one, and one for all. That's team play.
10. そのため、ぼく僕にとってのここココはきごう「あそびあいて遊び相手のおねえさんお姉さんきごう」で、かぞく家族のひとりとしてのにんしき認識しかなく、おやじ親父にすいか誰何するようなそんざい存在ではなかった。
For that reason Coco was, to me, 'an older sister I can play with' and I thought of her only as one member of the family not as someone I should question my father concerning her identity.
The speech was so boring that they went away one by one.
The old lady lived in a three-room apartment by herself.
In my social studies class, for example, there are often discussions that include the teacher as another member of the group.
Although her parents had said no for a long time, they finally let her go to Europe alone.
My parents are away on a trip and I'm alone in our house.