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孤

Kanji 孤: meaning "alone, orphan", readings, stroke order

The kanji 孤 means "alone, orphan". On'yomi: コ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
alone, orphan
On'yomi
コ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 孤

  • 孤児 こじ — orphan
  • 孤独 こどく — isolation, loneliness, solitude
  • 孤立 こりつ — isolation, helplessness

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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