Japanese word

単一

Pronunciation

Romajitan'itsu

Meaning

  • na-adjectivesingle

Example

この問題は単一の原因では説明できません。ko no mon dai wa tan itsu no gen in de wa setsu mei de ki ma se n

This problem cannot be explained by a single cause.

Illustration for 単一 (single)

More examples

この装置は単一の電源で動きます。ko no sō chi wa tan itsu no den gen de ugo ki ma su

This device runs on a single power source.

Core concept

It highlights that only one unit, source, or kind is involved where several could exist.

Common phrases

  • 単一の原因tan itsu no gen in

    single cause

  • 単一の目的tan itsu no moku teki

    single purpose

  • 単一市場tan itsu shi jō

    single market

Similar words

唯一yuiitsu: Being the only one of its kind or the sole possible choice.
単独tandoku: Existing or acting as one unit without being joined to others.
一元的ichigenteki: Based on a single source, principle, or system.

Definition in Japanese

構成するものや原因などが一つだけで、複数ではないさま。kō sei su ru mo no ya gen in na do ga hito tsu da ke de fuku sū de wa na i sa ma

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound combines 単 (tan, "single") and 一 (itsu, "one") to express the idea of one without addition.

Usage tips

  • In formal Japanese, 単一 (tan'itsu) often modifies abstract nouns such as 原因 (gen'in, "cause") and 構成 (kōsei, "composition") in technical writing.

Other meanings

  • solena-adjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 単一化tanitsukaunificationnoun
  • 単一性tanitsuseisinglenessnoun

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