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孝

filial piety
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingコウ、キョウ
JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. filial pietyRtK
  1. showing devotion (to someone)

Popular Usage

孝行

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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old man · child (子)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1342

Compound words

孝行こうこう
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
不孝ふこう
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (the crime of) cursing one's parents; disowning one's child
親孝行おやこうこう
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
親不孝おやふこう
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
孝敬こうけい
filial piety
孝経こうきょう
the Book of Filial Piety
孝子こうし
filial child
孝順こうじゅん
obedience
孝女こうじょ
filial daughter
孝心こうしん
filial devotion
孝悌こうてい
filial piety
孝道こうどう
filial piety
孝養こうよう
filial duties
忠孝ちゅうこう
loyalty and filial piety
奥さん孝行おくさんこうこう
devotion to one's wife

Additional Examples

飯田太郎の後任として、大原孝一が技術部長として着任したことをお知らせいたします。
We are writing to inform you that Mr Koichi Ohara has been appointed as Manager of the Technical Department in succession to Mr Taro Iida.tatoeba
親孝行な息子さんがいるから、老後の心配しなくていいわね。
It must be nice having such a loyal son. You don't have to wonder if you'll be taken care of in your old age.tatoeba
親孝行したいときには親はなし。
By the time you wish to be a good son, your parents are long gone.tatoeba
孝行したいときに親はなし。
When one would be filial, one's parents are gone.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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