孝 — kanji meaning “filial piety”
孝
filial piety, child's respect
- Meanings
- filial piety, child's respect
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- たか、たかし、のり、よし
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1030 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 39
- Chinese reading
- xiào — Chinese character page
Words with 孝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孝行 | こうこう koukou | filial piety |
| 親孝行 | おやこうこう oyakoukou | filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents |
| 親不孝 | おやふこう oyafukou | lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents |
| 忠孝 | ちゅうこう chuukou | loyalty and filial piety |
| 不孝 | ふこう fukou | undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety |
| 孝子 | こうし koushi | filial child |
| 孝道 | こうどう koudou | filial piety |
| 孝養 | こうよう kouyou | filial duties; devotion to one's parents |
| 孝敬 | こうけい koukei | filial piety |
| 孝経 | こうきょう koukyou | the Book of Filial Piety |
| 孝順 | こうじゅん koujun | obedience; filial piety |
| 孝女 | こうじょ koujo | filial daughter |
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