孤児

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
孤 児
こ
Grade: S 		じ
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
孤兒 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 孤兒 (MC ku nye|ngej).

Pronunciation

Noun

孤(こ)児(じ) • (koji) 

  1. an orphan
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
孤 児
みなしご
Grade: S Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spellings
孤兒 (kyūjitai)
みなし児
身無し子

Jukujikun (熟字訓) spelling for the term みなしご (minashigo), itself a compound of 身 (mi, “identity, family”) +‎ 無し (nashi, “none, without”) +‎ 子 (ko, “child”). The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Alternative forms

  • 孤 (less common)

Pronunciation

Noun

孤児(みなしご) • (minashigo) 

  1. an orphan
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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