鰥寡孤独

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
かん
Hyōgaiji

Grade: S

Grade: S
どく
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
鰥寡孤獨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese 鰥寡孤獨 (MC kwean kwaeX ku duwk).

Noun[edit]

(かん)()()(どく) (kankakodoku

  1. (literally) Widowers and widowed, orphans and childless elderly.
  2. (idiomatic) the lonely people of the world

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