Chinese

Noun

遺孤

1. orphan

Synonyms

• 孤兒／孤儿 (gū'ér)

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 遺孤 ‎(ywij ku, literally “leave + orphan”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) い​こ [íꜜkò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [iko̞]

Noun

遺孤 ‎(hiragana いこ, romaji iko, historical hiragana ゐこ)

1. orphan

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9