► 名詞孤児 [(1)こじ]
meaning: orphan rank: 3☆ 孤児院 ⇨ An orphanage
孤児 [(3)みなしご] [liter]
meaning: orphan rank: 4☆
戦争直後街には
沢山の孤児がいた ⇨ There were many orphans on the streets right after the war
More examples:- 彼等は孤児を哀れんで引き取った ⇨ They pitied and adopted the orphan
- 孤児を養護する施設 ⇨ A facility to care and protect orphans
- 彼は孤児なので、さぞかし悲しい思いをしたことだろう ⇨ He was an orphan, so he must have gone through a lot of heartbreaks