Word details

一人っ子

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一人っ子.

Dictionary

Entry

一人っ子ひとりっ子独りっ子とりっこ一人子NounFreq #24957
1

(an) only child

Examples
彼は一人っ子だったので、唯一の相続人だった。
Being an only child, he was the sole inheritor.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

one, one radical (no.1)

1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1

On

イチイツ

Kun

ひと-ひと.つ

Nanori

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-こ

Nanori

ねっ

single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

9 strokesFrequency 365JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ドクトク

Kun

ひと.り

Nanori

どいつどっ

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