solely, only, merely, simply

About this kanji

The kanji 唯 primarily means "solely" or "only." It is often used as a noun, but can also appear in various verb forms depending on the context. Common compounds include 唯一 (ゆいいつ), which means "the only one", and 唯物論 (ゆいぶつろん), translating to "materialism." Another useful compound is 唯に (ただに), which means "merely" or "just." A key point to remember is that 唯 emphasizes exclusivity or a singular condition, so it's often used to highlight that something is the sole instance or condition of its kind.

Example sentences

• 唯この本が好きだ。

  I only like this book.

Meanings across languages

English

solely, only, merely, simply

Tiếng Việt

chỉ, duy nhất, chỉ, đơn giản

日本語

唯, だけ, ただ, 単に

한국어

오로지, 단지, 그저, 단순히

中文

唯, 仅仅, 只是, 简单

id

hanya

th

เพียง

es

solamente

fr

uniquement

de

allein

pt

apenas

Common compounds

• 唯一ゆいいつonly, sole, unique
• 唯物論ゆいぶつろんmaterialism
• 唯にただにmerely, only, simply
• 唯々ただただabsolutely, completely, utterly
• 唯識ゆいしきvijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind)
• 唯心ゆいしんdoctrine that all phenomena are produced from consciousness (a central teaching of the Avatamska sutra), spiritualism
• 唯物ゆいぶつmaterialism
• 唯我論ゆいがろんsolipsism (phil.)