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一人っ子

ひとりっ子、 独りっ子、 一人子

Reading

Kana: ひとりっこ
Romaji: hitorikko
Kana
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Definition

1

(an) only child

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ドク、 トク、 ひと.り
Meanings: single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

Example Sentences

(わたし)一人(ひとり)()です。
➥I am an only child.
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(かれ)一人(ひとり)()だったので、唯一(ゆいいつ)相続人(そうぞくじん)だった。
➥Being an only child, he was the sole inheritor.
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