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孤独こどく (kodoku)

isolation, loneliness, solitude

  • JLPT N1
  • adjectival noun
  • Pitch 0
  • #4732 most frequent

Meaning

孤独 (こどく, kodoku) is a JLPT N1 adjectival noun meaning “isolation, loneliness, solitude”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼かれは孤独こどくな人生じんせいを送おくっていたんだ。

He lived a solitary life.

私わたしは孤独こどくだった。

I felt lonely.

その彼女かのじょは孤独こどくだ。

The girl is lonely.

私わたしは孤独こどくを感かんじた。

I felt isolated.

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