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    3. 孤

    孤

    孤コ

    orphan

    N1KMT8Freq #1239Core ConceptsKanji9 strokes

    On'yomi

    コ

    orphanalone

    子瓜

    子
    丿
    瓜
    厶

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

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    Concepts using this kanji

    孤立

    isolation

    孤児

    orphan

    孤独

    solitude

    孤児院

    orphanage

    孤島

    solitary island

    孤高

    aloof

    孤軍奮闘

    fighting alone

    孤本

    only extant copy

    孤立化

    isolation

    百年の孤独

    One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez)

    孤立死

    dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing)

    孤立感

    isolation

    孤独死

    dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing)

    孤立した言語

    language isolate

    孤軍

    lone (isolated) force

    孤立主義

    isolationism

    孤立語

    isolating language

    孤立の姿

    state of isolation

    孤児作品

    orphan works

    孤独感

    sense of isolation

    孤立電子対

    lone pair (of electrons)

    孤立無援

    isolated and helpless

    孤城落日

    feeling (looking) lone and helpless

    孤城落月

    feeling apprehensive

    孤客

    lone traveller

    陸の孤島

    isolated place

    孤影

    lonely figure

    中国残留孤児

    Japanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII)

    孤児著作物

    orphan works

    孤塁

    isolated stronghold

    孤城

    solitary castle

    戦災孤児

    war orphan

    遺孤

    orphan

    孤立概念

    isolate

    残留孤児

    displaced orphans

    孤

    being alone

    天涯孤独

    a person without a single relative

    孤絶

    being isolated

    孤弱

    young orphan

    徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり

    the virtuous man will not long remain lonely

    孤剣

    sole sword

    狷介孤高

    stubborn and aloof

    孤立牌

    isolated tile

    孤灯

    solitary light

    孤影悄然

    alone and dejected

    孤帆

    solitary sailboat

    孤舟

    solitary boat

    孤猿

    lone monkey

    孤掌鳴らし難し

    one cannot live solely by oneself

    芽殖孤虫

    Sparganum proliferum (species of worm)

    孤愁

    profound loneliness

    孤雁

    solitary wild goose (i.e. separated from its flock, esp. flying)

    鰥寡孤独

    with no one upon whom to depend

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丿
    • 厶
    • 子
    • 瓜

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    • 遺孤
    • 孤客
    • 孤軍
    • 孤児
    • 孤児院
    • 孤城
    • 孤島
    • 孤独
    • 孤立
    • 孤立化
    • 孤立主義
    • 天涯孤独
    • 鰥寡孤独
    • 戦災孤児
    • 孤立語
    • 孤帆
    • 孤灯
    • 孤舟
    • 孤軍奮闘
    • 孤高
    • 孤影
    • 孤影悄然
    • 孤愁
    • 孤立の姿
    • 孤城落日
    • 孤立無援
    • 狷介孤高
    • 孤城落月
    • 孤立感
    • 孤独感
    • 孤立概念
    • 孤塁
    • 孤絶
    • 孤弱
    • 孤立電子対
    • 孤雁
    • 孤独死
    • 孤立死
    • 孤剣
    • 孤猿
    • 孤立した言語
    • 孤掌鳴らし難し
    • 孤児著作物
    • 孤児作品
    • 徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり
    • 孤本
    • 孤
    • 中国残留孤児
    • 陸の孤島
    • 芽殖孤虫
    • 孤立牌
    • 残留孤児
    • 百年の孤独

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