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孤獨 means lonely, solitude, loneliness, and lonesome.
In some contexts, it can mean reclusive, isolated, single, or solo.
孤獨 is a Japanese word but not a good selection for a wall scroll.
In Chinese, this will relay a rather sad feeling to anyone who reads this calligraphy on your wall.
The version shown to the left is the Traditional Chinese and ancient Japanese version. In modern Japan and China they often use a different more simplified version of the second character (as shown to the right). If you want this Japanese/Simplified version, please click on the character shown to the right instead of the button above.
These search terms might be related to Lonesome:
Alone / a Lone Person
Alone / Solitary Existence
Alone With Only Your Shadow for Company
Lonely
Lonely Soul / Lost Soul
Lonely Soul / Solitary
Lost / Dazed and Confused
Lost Love
Lost Soul
Mark the Boat to Find the Lost Sword / Ignoring the Changing Circumstances of the World
Silent / Solitary
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your lonesome search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
寞 see styles |
mò mo4 mo |
lonesome |
寥 see styles |
liáo liao2 liao ryou / ryo りょう |
empty; lonesome; very few (surname) Ryō |
佗人 see styles |
wabibito わびびと |
lonesome person; unwanted person; poverty-stricken person |
佗寝 see styles |
wabine わびね |
lonesome sleep; sleeping alone |
佗歌 see styles |
wabiuta わびうた |
sad song; singing in a lonesome tone |
孤孑 see styles |
gū jié gu1 jie2 ku chieh |
lonesome; solitary |
孤寂 see styles |
gū jì gu1 ji4 ku chi |
lonesome; desolate |
寂々 see styles |
sekiseki せきせき jakujaku じゃくじゃく sabisabi さびさび |
(adj-t,adv-to) sad; lonesome; desolate |
寂寂 see styles |
jì jì ji4 ji4 chi chi sekiseki せきせき jakujaku じゃくじゃく sabisabi さびさび |
quiet (adj-t,adv-to) sad; lonesome; desolate |
寂寞 see styles |
jì mò ji4 mo4 chi mo jakubaku せきばく |
lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent (1) loneliness; desolation; (adj-t,adv-to,adj-no) (2) lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; (3) harsh (words); cutting (criticism); (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (4) to separate in thought; to consider as independent quiescent |
寂莫 see styles |
sekibaku せきばく jakumaku じゃくまく |
(irregular kanji usage) (1) loneliness; desolation; (adj-t,adv-to,adj-no) (2) lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; (3) harsh (words); cutting (criticism); (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (4) to separate in thought; to consider as independent |
落莫 see styles |
luò mò luo4 mo4 lo mo rakubaku らくばく |
variant of 落寞[luo4 mo4] (adj-t,adv-to) desolate; dreary; lonesome |
蕭条 see styles |
shoujou / shojo しょうじょう |
(adj-t,adv-to) (form) dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate |
蕭然 萧然 see styles |
xiāo rán xiao1 ran2 hsiao jan shouzen / shozen しょうぜん |
desolate; empty (adj-t,adv-to) (form) lonely; lonesome; desolate; dreary; bleak desolate |
佗び寝 see styles |
wabine わびね |
lonesome sleep; sleeping alone |
寂しい see styles |
samishii / samishi さみしい sabishii / sabishi さびしい |
(adjective) lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate |
淋しい see styles |
samishii / samishi さみしい sabishii / sabishi さびしい |
(adjective) lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate |
心寂しい see styles |
kokorosabishii / kokorosabishi こころさびしい |
(adjective) lonely; lonesome |
心淋しい see styles |
urasabishii / urasabishi うらさびしい |
(adjective) lonesome; lonely; forlorn |
空々寂々 see styles |
kuukuujakujaku / kukujakujaku くうくうじゃくじゃく |
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (archaism) (yoji) deserted and lonesome; quiet and alone; innocent and nonattached; All is void |
空空寂寂 see styles |
kōng kōng jí jí kong1 kong1 ji2 ji2 k`ung k`ung chi chi kung kung chi chi kūkū jakujaku くうくうじゃくじゃく |
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (archaism) (yoji) deserted and lonesome; quiet and alone; innocent and nonattached; All is void Void and silent, i.e. everything in the universe, with form or without form, is unreal and not to be considered as real. |
うら寂しい see styles |
urasabishii / urasabishi うらさびしい |
(adjective) lonesome; lonely; forlorn |
人懐かしい see styles |
hitonatsukashii / hitonatsukashi ひとなつかしい |
(adjective) lonesome for |
Variations: |
sekiseki; jakujaku; sabisabi せきせき; じゃくじゃく; さびさび |
(adj-t,adv-to) sad; lonesome; desolate |
Variations: |
jakumaku じゃくまく |
(adj-t,adv-to,adj-na,n) (form) (dated) (See 寂寞・せきばく) lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn |
Variations: |
wabine わびね |
lonesome sleep; sleeping alone |
Variations: |
sekibaku; jakumaku せきばく; じゃくまく |
(adj-t,adv-to,adj-no) (1) lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (じゃくまく only) (archaism) loneliness; desolation |
Variations: |
sekibaku せきばく |
(adj-t,adv-to,adj-no,n) (form) lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn |
Variations: |
kuukuujakujaku / kukujakujaku くうくうじゃくじゃく |
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (archaism) (yoji) deserted and lonesome; quiet and alone; innocent and nonattached; All is void |
Variations: |
sabishii(p); samishii / sabishi(p); samishi さびしい(P); さみしい |
(adjective) lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Lonely | 孤獨 孤独 | ko doku / kodoku | gū dú / gu1 du2 / gu du / gudu | ku tu / kutu |
Tranquil Midnight | 幽靜的午夜 幽静的午夜 | yōu jìng de wǔ yè you1 jing4 de wu3 ye4 you jing de wu ye youjingdewuye | yu ching te wu yeh yuchingtewuyeh |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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