Dictionary / Vocabulary / 独身
独身
どくしん
unmarried; single
JLPT N3 common word
Meaning
adj-non
unmarried; single
Example sentences
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.
彼女は生涯独身であった。
She remained single all her life.
彼女は一生独身で通した。
She remained unmarried until death.