Word Meaning 孝行

こうこう koukou

孝行 is read as こうこう (koukou) and means filial piety.

Meaning

English

filial piety
showing devotion (to someone)

Reading

Kana

こうこう

Romaji

koukou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 不孝 Rank 3378 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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孝行のしたい時分に親はなし

こうこうのしたいじぶんにおやはなし

when you are ready to be a filial child, your parents are already gone

親孝行

おやこうこう

filial piety

女房孝行

にょうぼうこうこう

being devoted to one's wife

奥さん孝行

おくさんこうこう

devotion to one's wife

執行

しぎょう

execution

施行

しこう

carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.)

蛇行

だこう

meandering

修行

すぎょう

ascetic practices

修学旅行

しゅうがくりょこう

excursion

遂行

すいこう

accomplishment

徐行

じょこう

going slowly (of a car, train, etc.)

尾行

びこう

shadow

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こうこう Koukou