単身
たんしん · tanshin
Alone, by oneself, unaccompanied, unaided, single-handed, without one's family
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彼は家族を顧みず、単身赴任した。
かれはかぞくをかえりみず、たんしんふにんした。
He went on a solo assignment, disregarding his family.
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Alone, by oneself, unaccompanied, unaided, single-handed, without one's family.
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たんしん (tanshin). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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