Word Meaning 孤児

こじ koji

孤児 is read as こじ (koji) and means orphan.

Meaning

English

  1. orphan
  2. person without friends

Reading

Kana

こじ

Romaji

koji

Writing Variants

  • みなし子 みなしご minashigo
  • みなしご minashigo
  • 孤児 みなしご minashigo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms 遺孤,遺子,遺児,親なし,孤子,,みなし児,みなし子 Rank 3853 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

孤児院

こじいん

orphanage

孤児作品

こじさくひん

orphan works

孤児著作物

こじちょさくぶつ

orphan works

中国残留孤児

ちゅうごくざんりゅうこじ

Japanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII)

戦災孤児

せんさいこじ

war orphan

孤立

こりつ

isolation

孤独

こどく

solitude

孤島

ことう

solitary island

孤高

ここう

aloof

孤軍奮闘

こぐんふんとう

fighting alone

孤立電子対

こりつでんしつい

lone pair (of electrons)

孤立した言語

どくりつしたげんご

language isolate

Example Sentences

10

そのこはこじになった。

that child became an orphan.

Tom is an orphan.

He received an orphan.

He adopted the orphan.

They adopted the orphan.

Tom grew up in the same orphanage as Mary.

It is said that she looked after the orphan.

A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.

We all grew up in the same orphanage.

A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.