JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 孤: "orphan, alone"
The kanji 孤 means "orphan, alone". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | orphan, alone |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1239 of 2,501 |
Common words with 孤
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 孤独solitude; loneliness; isolation
- 孤立isolation; being alone; being friendless
- 孤児院orphanage
- 孤児orphan · person without friends
- 孤高aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
- 孤島solitary island; isolated island
- 孤being alone; solitude; loneliness · orphan
- 孤独感sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
- 天涯孤独a person without a single relative
- 孤立無援isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
- 孤軍奮闘fighting alone
- 孤独死dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
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