独身(どくしん)

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)

Similar words

• 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)