Kanji N1

唯: solely, only, merely

唯 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning solely, only, merely, written with 11 strokes. It is read ユイ, イ (on) and ただ (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 唯一 (ゆいいつ, only) and 唯物論 (ゆいぶつろん, materialism).

唯

Meanings

  • solely
  • only
  • merely
  • simply
Strokes11
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1292 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ユイ
  • イ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • ただ

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 唯

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 唯一ゆいいつ

    only; sole; unique

    JLPT N3
  • 唯物論ゆいぶつろん

    materialism

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