こ
孤
どく
独

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の

  1. solitude, loneliness, isolation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こ
孤
どく
独
 孤独 こどく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

orphan, alone
コ (8th, N1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
melon
うり　カ　ケ (Kentei Pre-1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stretch
フツ　ブチ　ま.がる
single, alone, spontaneously
ドク　ひと.り　どっ (5th, N1)
dog(犬) variant
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)