孤
孤: alone
alone; isolated; orphan
9 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 10 words here
Readings
On
コ
Kun—
こ: 孤独(こどく) "loneliness", 孤立(こりつ) "isolation", 孤児(こじ) "orphan", 孤島(ことう) "remote island".
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Key words
孤独こどくloneliness; solitude
孤児こじorphan
孤立こりつisolation
孤島ことうisolated island
孤高ここうlofty solitude
Example sentences
知らない町で暮らして、孤独を感じる夜もある。
Living in a town I don't know, there are nights when I feel lonely.
戦争で親を失った孤児たちが、その家で育った。
Orphans who had lost their parents in the war grew up in that house.
大雪で道が閉ざされ、村は孤立してしまった。
Heavy snow blocked the road and the village was cut off.