What does the kanji 独 mean?

single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

How is the kanji 独 read?

ドク (Doku); トク (Toku); ひと.り (Hitori)

独

Hitoriひとり

single

Dokuどく

Tokuとく

Examples

独自どくじoriginal

独立どくりつindependence

独 (Hitori) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “single, alone, spontaneously”. It is taught in grade 5 and written in 9 strokes.