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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1239 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: orphan, alone

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: コ

Composition: 子 瓜

孤

Radical

Radical: 子

Meaning: child, seed

Reading: こ

Frequency: 83

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

子

Examples

Onyomi Examples

孤 (コ) being alone, solitude, loneliness, orphan

孤児 (コジ) orphan, person without friends

遺孤 (イコ) orphan

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