孤児

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
孤 児
こ
Grade: S		 じ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 孤兒 (MC kuo ȵiᴇ|ŋei).

Pronunciation

Noun

孤児 (hiragana こじ, rōmaji koji)

  1. an orphan
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
孤 児
Grade: S Grade: 4
Irregular

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”).[2] The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms
  • 孤 (less common)

Noun

孤児 (hiragana みなしご, rōmaji minashigo)

  1. an orphan
Derived terms
  • 孤児 (みなしご)薬 (やく) (minashigo yaku): an orphan drug

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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