# 孤 — orphan; solitary

孤 means “orphan; solitary”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: orphan; solitary
- On'yomi: コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 2

## How to remember 孤

Parts: 子 child · 丿 slash · ム elbow; private

## More in the “Feelings 2” set

[懇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cordial/) · [驚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/surprise/) · [趣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/charm/) · [慰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/comfort/) · [魅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fascination/) · [孤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/orphan/) · [頑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stubborn/) · [誇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/boast/) · [慢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arrogance/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/orphan/. Last updated 2026-11-01.