単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#5,879 most used

単身

たんしん0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

alone; without one's family

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

My father left his family behind and went abroad alone.

written for Tangoya

MEANING

1

alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

adverb · noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 単身 this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#5,879 most used

Written単身 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium