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孤児 (こじ): orphan — Japanese vocabulary

孤児 is read こじ and means "orphan". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

孤児

Reading
こじ · koji
Translation
orphan
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こじが

Example

彼はその孤児を養子にした。

かれはそのこじをようしにした。

He adopted the orphan.

Kanji in this word

  • 孤 — alone, orphan
  • 児 — Newborn Babe, Child, Young Of Animals

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