孤 — solitary/orphan

JLPT N2 kanji · 9 strokes · on'yomi ko.

A child (子) left like a lone gourd (瓜) — alone.

Example words

• 孤独 — kodoku — solitude
• 孤立 — koritsu — isolation

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