孝
孝

filial piety, child's respect

7 strokesFrequency 1,030JLPT N1Grade 6

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コウキョウ

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親孝行おやこうこうNoun～な Adj.Intransitive～する VerbFreq #22716
1

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

Examples
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.
親不孝おやふこう親不幸Noun～な Adj.Intransitive～する VerbFreq #29652
1

lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

孝行こうこうNoun～な Adj.～する VerbFreq #30828
1

filial piety

Examples
孝行したいときに親はなし。
When one would be filial, one's parents are gone.
2

showing devotion (to someone)

孝こうきょうNounFreq #32147
1

filial piety

不孝ふこうふきょうNoun～な Adj.Freq #50513
1

undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety

2

ふきょう only; Archaic

(the crime of) cursing one's parents

3

ふきょう only; Archaic

disowning one's child

孝子こうしNounFreq #76374
1

filial child

不孝者ふこうものNounFreq #82490
1

unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter

忠孝ちゅうこうNounFreq #84248
1

loyalty and filial piety

孝心こうしんNounFreq #85069
1

filial devotion

孝養こうようNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #87589
1

filial duties; devotion to one's parents

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