How to say sole in Japanese

たんどくtandoku Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • sole; single; solo

noun:

  • independence; singleness; singularity

Example Sentences

hayashi商店shoutenga日本nipponにおけるniokeruわが社wagashano唯一のyuiitsuno代理店dairitenであるdearu
Messrs. Hayashi & Co. is our sole agent in Japan.
kareha一人っ子hitorikkoだったdattaのでnode唯一のyuiitsuno相続人souzokujinだったdatta
Being an only child, he was the sole heir.
人々hitobitoni奉仕houshiするsuruことkotoga彼のkareno人生jinseino唯一のyuiitsuno目的mokutekida
Serving people is his sole purpose in life.
険しいkewashiiそのsonowo行くiku以外igaini国境kokkyouhe辿りtadori着くtsuku方法houhouhaないnai
The steep path is the sole access to the border.
険しいkewashiiそのsonoga国境kokkyouhe行くiku唯一のyuiitsuno方法houhouda
The steep path is the sole access to the border.

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