Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 孤


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Meaning

alone, lonely, orphan

Pronunciation

KO

Explanation

Left: child , right: melon (image of a melon hanging from a frame.)

Mnemonic

The child and the single hanging melon are lonely.

Radicals

child(The radical ko shows the image of a child with a large head and outstretched arms.)
melon
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Vocabulary

孤児 こじ orphan
孤独 こどく isolation, loneliness, solitude
孤立 こりつ isolation, helplessness

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