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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

鰥寡孤独

Reading

Kana: かんかこどく
Romaji: kankakodoku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

with no one upon whom to depend; utter loneliness; the lonely and the helpless; people who have no kith or kin

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

鰥
Readings: カン、 コン、 やもめ、 やもお
Meanings: widower, unmarried man
寡
Reading: カ
Meanings: widow, minority, few
孤
Reading: コ
Meanings: orphan, alone
独
Readings: ドク、 トク、 ひと.り
Meanings: single, alone, spontaneously, Germany