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孤
孤
9 strokes
Frequency: 1239
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

orphan
alone

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コ

Common Words

恋
こい
戀
Noun
Freq #1611
1

(romantic) love

Examples
それは片思いの恋だった。
It was a one-sided love affair.
孤独
こどく
～な Adj.
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #3816
1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

Examples
私はこの上なくさびしく、孤独だ。
I am as sad and lonely as can be.
孤立
こりつ
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #7259
1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

Examples
この地域はきわめて孤立している。
This area is extremely isolated.
孤児院
こじいん
Noun
Freq #10062
1

orphanage

Examples
彼は孤児院にその包みを配達した。
He delivered the package to the orphanage.
孤児
孤
こじ (孤児)
《 みなしご 》
みなし子
Noun
Freq #10828
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

orphan

Examples
人々はその孤児を哀れんだ。
People took pity on the orphan.
2

こじ only

person without friends

孤本
こほん
Noun
Freq #12355
1

only extant copy; only existing copy

孤高
ここう
～な Adj.
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #18321
1

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

Examples
ニューヨークはただ規模の点で長いこと孤高を保ってきた。
New York City has long been unusual because of its sheer size.
孤島
ことう
Noun
Freq #22723
1

solitary island; isolated island

Examples
俺は絶海の孤島の漂流者。
I am just a castaway on an island lost at sea.
孤
こ
Noun
Freq #31038
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

being alone; solitude; loneliness

2

Rare term

orphan

孤独感
こどくかん
Noun
Freq #33508
1

sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness

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