Illustration: In a modest neighborhood diner on a rainy evening, a young adult sits alone at a two-person table, hands resting around a cooling cup. The opposite chair is empty, with its chopsticks still neatly wrapped in a plain sleeve. At nearby tables, pairs lean toward one another over shared dishes.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

孤こ独どく

kodoku

lonely, solitary

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはこの上うえなくさびしく、孤独こどくだ。

    I am as sad and lonely as can be.

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  2. 私わたしは孤独こどくだった。

    I felt lonely.

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  3. 孤独こどくを楽たのしむ人ひともいる。

    Some people enjoy solitude.

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Kanji in 孤独

  • 孤orphan; aloneOnコ
  • 独single; aloneOnドク・トクKunひとり

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