Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 独学(どくがく) in Japanese

独学
Kana Reading
どくがく
Romaji
dokugaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    self-education; self-instruction; self-study
    Example sentence
    死後独学なければならなかった After his father died, he had to study by himself.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

9 strokes

single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

On'Yomi: ドク, トク

Kun'Yomi: ひと.り

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JLPT 5

8 strokes

study, learning, science

On'Yomi: ガク

Kun'Yomi: まな.ぶ

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