鰥寡孤独

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鰥 寡 孤 独
かん
Hyōgai 		か
Grade: S 		こ
Grade: S 		どく
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鰥寡孤獨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Noun

鰥(かん)寡(か)孤(こ)独(どく) • (kankakodoku) 

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

References

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