How do you read 独行?

独行 is read どっこう (dokkou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 独行?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 独行 in romaji?

独行 is written dokkou in romaji, also spelled dokko.

What kanji are in 独行?

独 (Single, Alone); 行 (Going, Journey).

独行どっこう

どっこう · dokkou (also spelled dokko)

noun

Going alone, travelling alone, solitary journey

self-reliance, acting independently, doing by oneself

Other ways to say “going alone” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

独Single, Alone, Spontaneously 音どく・とく訓ひと.り JLPT N1 · 9 strokes 行Going, Journey, Carry Out 音こう・ぎょう訓い.く・ゆ.く JLPT N5 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

独りひとりalone, unmarried 単独たんどくsole, single 独裁どくさいdictatorship, despotism 独自どくじoriginal, peculiar, characteristic 独身どくしんsingle, unmarried 独占どくせんmonopoly 銀行ぎんこうbank 行進こうしんmarch, parade

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What does 独行 mean?

Going alone, travelling alone, solitary journey. It can also mean: self-reliance, acting independently, doing by oneself.

How do you pronounce 独行?

どっこう (dokkou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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