孤 – orphan, alone

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1239 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 孤 means orphan, alone. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コ (ko). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 子 (no. 39).

Stroke order

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Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コ	ko

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical: 子 (Kangxi radical 39). Components: 瓜・子.

人々はその孤児を哀れんだ。

People took pity on the orphan.

私はこの上なくさびしく、孤独だ。

I am as sad and lonely as can be.

この地域はきわめて孤立している。

This area is extremely isolated.

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