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    3. 孤高

    孤高

    孤こ高こう

    aloof

    KMT9News #31+1Noun, Particle, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ここう

    Noun, Particle, Adjective

    1.
    aloof, proudly independent, standing apart, solitary

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    彼かれは孤こ高こうな存そん在ざいだ。

    He is an aloof presence.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    孤こ高こうの芸げい術じゅつ家かとして、彼かれは世せ間けんの評ひょう価かに左さ右ゆうされずに創そう作さくを続つづけた。

    As an aloof artist, he continued to create without being swayed by public opinion.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyArt & Design
    彼かの女じょは孤こ高こうの精せい神しんを持もち、常つねに自じ分ぶんの信しん念ねんに従したがって行こう動どうする。

    She possesses an independent spirit and always acts according to her own beliefs.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychologypsychology
    文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんでは、孤こ高こうの主しゅ人じん公こうが社しゃ会かいと対たい峙じする姿すがたがよく描えがかれる。

    In literary works, the figure of an aloof protagonist confronting society is often depicted.

    KMT9LiteratureEmotions & Psychology
    孤こ高こうを貫つらぬくことは、時ときに周おお囲ぜいの理り解かいを得えられない孤こ独どくを伴ともなう。

    Maintaining an aloof stance sometimes entails the loneliness of not being understood by others.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychologypsychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    孤
    orphan・alone
    高
    たか.い・たか・-だか・たか.まる・たか.める…(6)
    tall・high・expensive
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