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Kanji Detail for 孤 - "alone, orphan, solitary"
孤
- Meaning
孤 means "alone, orphan, solitary."
Orphan - A child who lost a father or both parents.
Alone - Single; solitary; without help.
To betray - To disappoint goodwill or expectations.
Humble term - A humble term used by kings or lords.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
orphan; alone
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
orphan, fatherless; solitary
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
lone; lonely
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Young and fatherless. Now, all fatherless children are called 孤. Such as obituaries referring to 孤子. | Being alone is called 孤. Such as 孤立無助 (standing alone without help), 孤軍深入 (an isolated army penetrating deep). Also, narrow knowledge is called 孤陋; eccentric temperament is called 孤僻. All meaning not being like others. | Things standing alone are also called 孤. Such as 孤山 (solitary mountain), 孤樹 (lone tree). | An ancient official title. Below the Three Dukes were the Three 孤: Junior Tutor, Junior Preceptor, Junior Guardian. | A humble term for kings and lords. Rulers of small states called themselves 孤. Feudal lords in mourning called themselves 嫡子孤. Both in (Book of Rites). Later, saying emperors "稱孤道寡" originates from this. | To owe. Owing a favor is also called 孤恩. Also, 辜負 was originally written as 孤負.
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Sentences including 孤
It is said that she looked after the orphan.
The village was isolated by the heavy storm.
He is a lonely man with few friends.
Many times i've been alone.
To tell the truth , he was lonely.
To tell the truth , i felt lonely.
She found herself much alone.
The girl is lonely.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
自分が死んだ後、この孤独な母を、たった一人｜伽藍堂のわが家に取り残すのもまた甚だしい不安であった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はあなたの知っている通り、ほとんど世間と交渉のない孤独な人間ですから、義務というほどの義務は、自分の左右前後を見廻しても、どの方角にも根を張っておりません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は不平と幽欝と孤独の淋しさとを一つ胸に抱いて、九月に入ってまたＫに逢いました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は彼と喧嘩をする事は恐れてはいませんでしたけれども、私が孤独の感に堪えなかった自分の境遇を顧みると、親友の彼を、同じ孤独の境遇に置くのは、私に取って忍びない事でした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はあなたの知っている通り、ほとんど世間と交渉のない孤独な人間ですから、義務というほどの義務は、自分の左右前後を見廻しても、どの方角にも根を張っておりません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は不平と幽欝と孤独の淋しさとを一つ胸に抱いて、九月に入ってまたＫに逢いました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は彼と喧嘩をする事は恐れてはいませんでしたけれども、私が孤独の感に堪えなかった自分の境遇を顧みると、親友の彼を、同じ孤独の境遇に置くのは、私に取って忍びない事でした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha