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What does the kanji 孤 mean?

孤 means alone, solitary; orphaned. On'yomi コ.

Quick facts
On'yomiコ
Strokes9
Main radical子
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi コ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

alone, solitary; orphaned

Memory hook

A child (子) alone beside a fallen melon (瓜) — ORPHAN, SOLITARY.

Main radical

子child 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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