JLPT N1 · Noun

孤児 (koji)

孤児 (こじ, koji) is a Japanese noun meaning “orphan”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こじ
Romaji: koji
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

orphan · noun, noun taking の
person without friends · noun

Example sentences

人々はその孤児を哀れんだ。

People took pity on the orphan.

Tatoeba #144146

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 孤児

orphan, aloneコ · 9 strokes

newborn babe, child, young of animalsジ・ニ・こ・-こ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 孤児.

孤独こどくsolitude孤立こりつisolation児童じどうchildren育児いくじchildcare幼児ようじyoung child小児科しょうにかpediatrics

Source: JMdict entry 1266810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.