独岛 Traditional form: 獨島 Pinyin (reading): Dúdǎo Definitions: Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島/竹岛 ( Zhúdǎo)), disputed islands in Sea of Japan Characters: 独 - alone, independent, only, single, solitary 岛 - island Traditional characters: 獨 - alone, independent, only, single, solitary 島 - island