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Kanji 孝

7 strokes

Meaning

filial piety, child's respect

On'yomi
コウキョウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
7
JLPT
—
School grade
Grade 6
Kanken
5級
Frequency
#1030 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Words with 孝

  • 孝行

    こうこう

    filial piety

    N2

Example sentences

  • 孝行こうこうしたいときに親おやはなし。

    When one would be filial, one's parents are gone.

  • 親孝行おやこうこうしたいときには親おやはなし。

    By the time you wish to be a good son, your parents are long gone.

  • 敬老けいろうの日ひには祖父母そふぼを訪たずねて孝行こうこうします。

    On the Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day, we visit our grandparents and do nice things for them.

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Other kanji with radical “child” 子