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 is the simplified form of 孤獨).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
孤	独
こ Grade: S	どく Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
孤獨 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. loneliness
2. solitude

Derived terms

• 孤独感(こどくかん) (kodokukan)