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Kanji Detail for 唯 - "only, merely, unique"

唯

  • Meaning

    唯 means "only, merely, unique."

    1. Only - Alone; solely; exclusively.

    2. Merely - Simply; just.

    3. Unique - Being the only one of its kind.

  • Words using 唯

    • 唯一 ゆいいつ Listen only; sole; unique

  • Four-character idioms with 唯

    • 唯一不二 ゆいいつふじ Listen one and only; unique
    • 唯一無二 ゆいいつむに Listen one and only; unique
    • 唯我独尊 ゆいがどくそん Listen throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness

  • Tattoo check: 唯

    • Verified meaning: only, merely, unique
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ただ, ただし, ゆい, ゆいじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 唯

    Given names 唯(ただし)Listen 唯(ゆい)Listen

    Surnames 唯(ただ)Listen 唯(ゆいじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    solely; only; merely; simply

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    only; yes

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    only; sole

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Interchangeable with 惟 and 維. Only. Often used in classics. See "惟" for details. | An affirmative response. Quick response is called 唯; slow response is called 諾.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    i(イ) イ

    yui(ユイ) ユイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tada(ただ) ただ

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    only merely unique yes solely simply absolute alone entirely exclusively individual just nothing but purely single wholly

Sentences including 唯

  • This is your only chance.

  • He is the only person that can do it.

  • This is the only thing that was left.

  • Man is the only animal that can talk.

  • This is the only camera i've got.

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