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only, sole, unique
Being the only one of its kind. Nothing else exists in the same category.
これが唯一の方法です。
This is the only way.
彼は唯一の生存者でした。
He was the only survivor.
日本語を話せるのは、チームの中で彼女が唯一です。
She is the only one on the team who can speak Japanese.
唯一 means only or sole, emphasizing singularity.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 唯一の + noun (the only ~)
- 唯一無二 (one and only, unique)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- たった一つ: only one (casual)
- 唯一: only, sole (formal)
- 独自: unique, original
USAGE:
Used to emphasize that something is singular or unique, with no alternatives.