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孤 means 'alone'
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The 孤 kanji runs the gamut from lonely isolation to enjoyable solitude. This character pops up in terms for orphans, solitary islands, villages cut off by floods, someone fighting alone for a lost cause, and countries that are isolated economically and politically. Learn to say, "She led a solitary life," "To tell the truth, I felt lonely," and "We shouldn’t confuse solitude with isolation."
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 孤 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 孤 is used 40 times, read 1 way.
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'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
isolation; loneliness; solitude(click the word for examples and links)
An additional 7 less common words include 孤 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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