Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 孤独(こどく) in Japanese

孤独
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
こどく
Romaji
kodoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    isolation; loneliness; solitude
    Example sentence
    遊び相手なくて孤独だった I was lonely, with nobody to play with.

Examples of 孤独, こどく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

orphan, alone

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 2

9 strokes

single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

On'Yomi: ドク, トク

Kun'Yomi: ひと.り

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