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52 孤 Orphan

Alternative Meanings

Alone

Radical Combination

  • 瓜 Melon
  • 子 Child

Readings

On’yomi

こ

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Meaning 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?"

Reading 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.

Visually Similar Kanji

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Found In Vocabulary

  • 孤独
    • こどく
    • Isolation
  • 孤立
    • こりつ
    • Isolation
  • 孤児
    • こじ
    • Orphan
  • 孤島
    • ことう
    • Solitary I...
  • 孤児院
    • こじいん
    • Orphanage
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