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孤独 (こどく): isolation, loneliness, solitude — Japanese vocabulary

孤独 is read こどく and means "isolation, loneliness, solitude". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

孤独

Reading
こどく · kodoku
Translation
isolation, loneliness, solitude
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こどくが

Example

彼女はまったく孤独だった。

かのじょはまったくこどくだった。

She found herself much alone.

Kanji in this word

  • 孤 — alone, orphan
  • 独 — alone, independent

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