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 2026.1.19 21:17
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