独 身(どくしん)

どくしん

noun, no-adjective

single, unmarried

1. single, unmarried

The state of being unmarried. Can be used as a noun or as a modifier with の.

彼(かれ)はまだ独身(どくしん)です。

He is still single.

独身(どくしん)生活(せいかつ)を楽(たの)しんでいる。

I'm enjoying single life.

独身(どくしん)時代(じだい)は自由(じゆう)だった。

My single days were carefree.

USAGE: 独身(どくしん) is a neutral term for being unmarried. It doesn't carry the same negative connotations that 'single' sometimes does in English.

COMMON PATTERNS:

独身(どくしん)だ (to be single)
独身(どくしん)の〜 (single ~)
独身(どくしん)生活(せいかつ) (single life)
独身(どくしん)時代(じだい) (single days/era)
独身(どくしん)貴族(きぞく) (single aristocrat - term for carefree singles)
独身(どくしん)寮(りょう) (singles' dormitory)

ANTONYM:

既婚(きこん) (married)

RELATED WORDS:

未婚(みこん) (unmarried - formal)
シングル (single - loanword)
結婚(けっこん) (marriage)
バツイチ (divorced once - colloquial)

Related Words

Antonym: 既婚(きこん) (married)

Related: 結婚(けっこん) (marriage)

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Added 2026.1.12 18:58 · Revised 2026.5.26 5:06

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