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孤

orphan
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. orphanRtK
    彼は戦災孤児だ。He is a war orphan.tatoeba
    彼は孤独な人生を送る運命にあった。It was his fate to live a lonely life.tatoeba
  2. alone
  1. person without friends

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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child (子) · melon · claw · vulture · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2024

Compound words

孤児こじ
orphan; person without friends
孤島ことう
solitary island; isolated island
孤独こどく
solitude; loneliness; isolation
孤立こりつ
isolation; being alone; being friendless
孤児院こじいん
orphanage
遺孤いこ
orphan
孤客こかく
lone traveller
孤軍こぐん
lone (isolated) force
孤城こじょう
solitary castle
孤立化こりつか
isolation
孤影悄然こえいしょうぜん
alone and dejected
天涯孤独てんがいこどく
a person without a single relative
狷介孤高けんかいここう
stubborn and aloof
鰥寡孤独かんかこどく
with no one upon whom to depend
孤立するこりつする
to isolation

Additional Examples

彼は孤児院にその包みを配達した。
He delivered the package to the orphanage.tatoeba
彼はその孤児を養子にした。
He adopted the orphan.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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