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JLPT N3 · Happy & sad

孤独

こどく

loneliness

Stroke order of 孤独

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

孤 · 9 strokes独 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

A child 子 alone 独, like a single melon 瓜 hanging.

Parts: 孤 orphan + 独 alone

Example sentence

一人暮らしで孤独を感じます。

ひとりぐらしでこどくをかんじます。

I feel loneliness living alone.

Words with 独

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