孤忠

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
孤 忠
こ
Grade: S 		ちゅう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞t͡ɕɨː]

Noun

孤(こ)忠(ちゅう) • (kochū) 

  1. (dated, rare) Remaining loyal to a cause when there are no other sympathizers; solitary loyalty.
    • 1967 October 25, 三島由紀夫 Mishima Yukio, 朱雀家の滅亡 The Decline and Fall of the Suzaku, 河出書房新社 Kawade Shobō Shinsha, →ISBN:
      […] ヘラクレスを襲ふ狂気に該当するものは、すなはち狂気としての孤忠であり、又、滅びとしての忠節なのである。
      […] What corresponds to the madness that struck Heracles is in fact solitary loyalty as madness, or loyalty itself as extinction.
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