Memory phrase for the character: 孤

孤

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Meaning

alone, lonely, orphan

Pronunciation

KO

Explanation

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

Mnemonic
 
The child and the single hanging melon are lonely.

Radicals

子 childThe radical ko shows the image of a child with a large head and outstretched arms.
瓜 melon




 Vocabulary

孤児 こじ  orphan
孤独 こどく  isolation, loneliness, solitude
孤立 こりつ  isolation, helplessness
孤児院 こじいん  orphanage

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