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孤独

Reading

Kana: こどく
Romaji: kodoku
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Definition

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isolation; loneliness; solitude

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: orphan, alone
Readings: ドク、 トク、 ひと.り
Meanings: single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

Example Sentences

(わたし)孤独(こどく)だった。
➥I felt lonely.
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孤独(こどく)(たの)しむ(ひと)もいる。
➥Some people enjoy solitude.
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孤独(こどく)(とき)(なん)()かあった。
➥Many times I've been alone.
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その彼女(かのじょ)孤独(こどく)だ。
➥The girl is lonely.
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孤独(こどく)人間(にんげん)共通(きょうつう)運命(うんめい)だ。
➥Isolation is the common lot of man.
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彼女(かのじょ)はまったく孤独(こどく)だった。
➥She found herself much alone.
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