Japanese symbol for “isolation”
孤立
こりつ
Romaji: koritsu
isolation; being alone; being friendless
In Japanese, isolation is 孤立, read こりつ (koritsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs isolation; being alone; being friendless
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “isolation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遮断 | しゃだん shadan | isolation; cut off; blockade |
| 隔離 | かくり kakuri | isolation; segregation; separation |
| 分離 | ぶんり bunri | separation; partition; detachment |
| 孤独 | こどく kodoku | solitude; loneliness; isolation |
| 隔絶 | かくぜつ kakuzetsu | isolation; separation; remoteness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孤独 | こどく kodoku | solitude; loneliness; isolation |
| 孤児 | こじ koji | orphan |
| 孤島 | ことう kotou | solitary island; isolated island |
| 孤高 | ここう kokou | aloof; proudly independent; standing apart |
| 孤軍 | こぐん kogun | lone (isolated) force; forlorn force |
| 立場 | たちば tachiba | position; situation |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
| 成立 | せいりつ seiritsu | formation; establishment; materialization |
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