孤児

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
孤兒 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 孤兒 (MC ku nye|ngej).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (koji

  1. an orphan
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
みなしご
Grade: S Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spellings
孤兒 (kyūjitai)
みなし児
身無し子

Jukujikun (熟字訓) spelling for the term みなしご (minashigo), itself a compound of (mi, identity, family) +‎ 無し (nashi, none, without) +‎ (ko, child).[2] The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Alternative forms

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  • (less common)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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孤児(みなしご) (minashigo

  1. an orphan
Derived terms
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN