孤

Kanji
孤
Level
N1
Meaning
orphan, solitary, alone
On'yomi
コ
Strokes
9
Common compounds

孤独 (こどく) solitude 孤立 (こりつ) isolation 孤児 (こじ) orphan

Memory hook

A child (子) with a melon (瓜) left alone becomes an orphan (孤).

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