Illustration: In a compact apartment, a young adult teaches themself to knit from an open instruction book containing only clear hand-and-yarn diagrams. They study the pictured finger position while carefully reproducing it with their own needles.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

独どく学がく

dokugaku

self-study

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは独学どくがくでフランス語ごを学まなんだ。

    He taught himself French.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 独学どくがくで日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうしてます。

    I’m teaching myself Japanese.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 独学どくがくでフランス語ごを習得しゅうとくしたのは本当ほんとうなんですか？

    Is it true you learned French all by yourself?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 独学

  • 独single; aloneOnドク・トクKunひとり
  • 学study; learningOnガクKunまなぶ

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