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孝

filial piety
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingコウ、キョウ
JōyōGrade 6
  1. showing devotion (to someone)

Popular Usage

孝行

Radicals and components

Radical子childComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

old man · child (子)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1342

Compound words

孝行こうこう
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
不孝ふこう
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (the crime of) cursing one's parents; disowning one's child
親孝行おやこうこう
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
親不孝おやふこう
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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