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鰥寡孤独
鰥寡孤独
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 鰥 | 寡 | 孤 | 独 |
| Hyōgaiji | Grade: S | Grade: S | Grade: 5 |
Noun
鰥寡孤独 (hiragana かんかこどく, romaji kankakodoku)
- (literally) Widowers and widowed, orphans and childless elderly.
- (idiomatic) the lonely people of the world
References
- 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112