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孝行 (こうこう): filial piety — Japanese vocabulary

孝行 is read こうこう and means "filial piety". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

孝行

Reading
こうこう · koukou
Translation
filial piety
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
こうこうが

Example

孝行したいときに親はなし。

こうこうしたいときにおやはなし。

When one would be filial, one's parents are gone.

Kanji in this word

  • 孝 — Filial Piety, Child's Respect
  • 行 — go, conduct

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