Kanji

孤

orphan, alone

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

子部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Nanori (Name Reading)

かず, とも

Common Readings

Example sentences

孤独 こどく
都会 孤独 生活 慣れている

He is used to a lonely life in the city.

深淵 しんえん
孤独 深淵 沈んでいた

He was sunken in the abyss of loneliness.

孤児院 こじいん
彼女 孤児院 育った

She grew up in an orphanage.

孤立 こりつ
大雪 孤立 してしまった

The village became isolated due to the heavy snow.

救援 きゅうえん
孤立 した 救う ため 政府 救援 差し伸べた

To save the isolated village, the government reached out a hand of rescue.

孤児 こじ
戦争 孤児 なった 立派 成長 した

He became an orphan in the war but grew up splendidly.

孤島 ことう
絶海 孤島 一ヶ月 生き延びた

He survived for a month on a solitary island in the distant sea.

絶海 ぜっかい
絶海 孤島 一人 住んでいる

He lives alone on a remote island in the middle of the ocean.

天涯孤独 てんがいこどく
両親 亡くして から 天涯孤独 なった

After losing his parents, he became all alone in the world.

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