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Definition and Synonyms for 独身
| 1. | 独者 | 結婚したことのいない男性 |
| Bachelor | a man who has never been married | |
| Synonyms: | チョンガー, バチェラー, 無妻, 独り者, 独身, 独り身, 独身者 | |
| 2. | 独身 | 宗教的に純潔を誓った独身者 |
| Celibate | an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity | |
| Synonyms: | 独身 | |
| 3. | 独身 | 未婚の男性であること |
| Bachelorhood | the state of being an unmarried man | |
| Synonyms: | 独身 | |
| 4. | 独身 | 未婚婦人（通常年配の未婚の女性）である状態 |
| Spinsterhood | the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman) | |
| Synonyms: | 独身 |
Meanings for each kanji in 独身
| » | 独 | single; alone; spontaneously; Germany |
| » | 身 | somebody; person; one's station in life |
Categories 独身 is a member of
| 1. | 信心家 | 神への信仰を表す人 |
| Religious Person | a person who manifests devotion to a deity | |
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| 2. | 男性 | （成人女性に対するものとして）男性である大人 |
| Man | an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) | |
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| 3. | 結婚か非婚かの状態 | |
| Marital Status | the condition of being married or unmarried | |
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Sample Sentences for 独身
若い日本人の中には、結婚するより独身でいることを好む者もいる。
Some young Japanese people prefer being single to being married.
兄弟とも「妻と飛行機の両方は養えない」との理由で、生涯独身を通した。
Saying they could not support both a wife and an airplane, the two brothers therefore spent their lives as bachelors.
しかし独身でいることのメリットにも関わらず、やがていつかは結婚したいと彼らは考えている。
But in spite of the merits of being single, they do want to get married some day.
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