孤独

See also: 孤獨

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 孤独 – see 孤獨 (“lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate; isolated and helpless; etc.”).
(This term, 孤独, is the simplified form of 孤獨.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
孤 独
こ
Grade: S
どく
Grade: 5
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
孤獨 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

孤(こ)独(どく) • (kodoku) ←こどく (kodoku)? -na (adnominal 孤(こ)独(どく)な (kodoku na), adverbial 孤(こ)独(どく)に (kodoku ni))

  1. lonely

Inflection

Noun

孤(こ)独(どく) • (kodoku) ←こどく (kodoku)?

  1. loneliness
  2. solitude

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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