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孝

Level XIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1590 / 2,608

Filial Piety

On’yomi
こう
Kun’yomi
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Radical
子 Child (Kangxi 39)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 錯 (Confused), less common than 湧 (Well Up).

An old person on top with a child below — an old parent supported by their child below, the child showing filial piety by carrying their elder.

In words

孝行 こうこう filial pietyN2

孝 is rank 1590 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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