孤 Orphan

Radical Combination

• 瓜

  Melon
• 子

  Child

Meaning

Primary

Orphan

Alternative

Alone

Mnemonic

There was once a melon child, that is, a child with the body of a melon. When he was born, his parents didn't want him, so he became an orphan.

Hints

The "melon boy orphan," is what they called him. Imagine a melon (your favorite kind) with a face and arms and legs sticking out. He walks up to you and says "hello kind person, could you help an orphan?"

Readings

On’yomi

こ

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The orphan melon boy is but a 子 (こ).

Hints

That's the sad thing about the melon orphan boy... he's just a child. "Hello gov, I'm just a child," he says to you.