(ゆいいつ)

ゆいいつ
noun, no-adjective
only, sole, unique
1. only, sole, unique
Being the only one of its kind. Nothing else exists in the same category.
これが唯一(ゆいいつ)方法(ほうほう)です。
This is the only way.
(かれ)唯一(ゆいいつ)生存者(せいぞんしゃ)でした。
He was the only survivor.
日本語(にほんご)(はな)せるのは、チームの(なか)彼女(かのじょ)唯一(ゆいいつ)です。
She is the only one on the team who can speak Japanese.

唯一(ゆいいつ) means only or sole, emphasizing singularity.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 唯一(ゆいいつ)の + noun (the only ~)
  • 唯一(ゆいいつ)無二(むに) (one and only, unique)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • たった(ひと)つ: only one (casual)
  • 唯一(ゆいいつ): only, sole (formal)
  • 独自(どくじ): unique, original

USAGE:
Used to emphasize that something is singular or unique, with no alternatives.