# 孤 — Orphan

Frequency rank 1288 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 佳 (Excellent), less common than 俳 (Haiku).

- On’yomi: こ
- Kun’yomi: ひと
- Radical: 子 Child (Kangxi 39)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A child on the left sits next to a melon on the right — an orphan with nothing but a single melon, alone in the world.

In words:

- 孤児 こじ — orphan
- 孤独 こどく — isolation;loneliness;solitude
- 孤立 こりつ — isolation;helplessness

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