Moto 孤: Orphan; AloneKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 49 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コ)
- 孤児こじorphan
- 孤立こりつisolation; being alone
- 孤独こどくsolitude; loneliness
- 孤児院こじいんorphanage
- 孤島ことうsolitary island
- 孤軍奮闘こぐんふんとうfighting alone
- 孤高ここうaloof; proudly independent
- 中国残留孤児ちゅうごくざんりゅうこじJapanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII); war-displaced Japanese in China
- 天涯孤独てんがいこどくa person without a single relative
- 孤児作品こじさくひんorphan works
- 孤児著作物こじちょさくぶつorphan works
- 孤剣こけんsole sword; unarmed but for a sword
- 孤城こじょうsolitary castle; isolated castle
- 孤城落日こじょうらくじつfeeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
- 孤塁こるいisolated stronghold
- 孤客こかくlone traveller; lone traveler
- 孤帆こはんsolitary sailboat
- 孤弱こじゃくyoung orphan
- 孤影こえいlonely figure
- 孤影悄然こえいしょうぜんlonely figure
- 孤愁こしゅうlonely contemplation
- 孤掌鳴らし難しこしょうならしがたしone cannot live solely by oneself; one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself
- 孤本こほんonly extant copy; only existing copy
- 孤灯ことうsolitary light
- 孤独感こどくかんsense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
- 孤独死こどくしdying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
- 孤猿こえんlone monkey; stray monkey
- 孤立の姿こりつのすがたstate of isolation
- 孤立主義こりつしゅぎisolationism
- 孤立化こりつかisolation
- 孤立感こりつかんisolation; sense of isolation
- 孤立概念こりつがいねんisolate
- 孤立死こりつしdying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
- 孤立無援こりつむえんbeing isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
- 孤立語こりつごisolating language
- 孤立電子対こりつでんしついlone pair (of electrons)
- 孤絶こぜつbeing isolated; being separated
- 孤舟こしゅうsolitary boat
- 孤軍こぐんlone (isolated) force; forlorn force
- 孤雁こがんsolitary wild goose (i.e. separated from its flock, esp. flying)
- 孤食こしょくmeal with family members eating separate foods
- 徳は孤ならず必ず隣ありとくはこならずかならずとなりありthe virtuous man will not long remain lonely
- 戦災孤児せんさいこじwar orphan
- 狷介孤高けんかいここうstubborn and aloof
- 遺孤いこorphan
- 鰥寡孤独かんかこどくwith no one upon whom to depend; utter loneliness
Other readings
- 孤こじorphan
- 孤悲こい(romantic) love
- 孤立した言語どくりつしたげんごlanguage isolate
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