How to say orphan in Japanese

JLPTN1
孤児★【こじkoji・みなしごminashigo】孤・みなし子【みなしごminashigo】

noun / ~の noun:

  • orphan

Example Sentences

彼kareはha戦災孤児sensaikojiをwoひきとってhikitotte養女youjoとしてtoshite育てていますsodateteimasu。
He adopted a war orphan and is bringing her up as a foster daughter.
両親ryoushinがga亡くなったnakunatta子供kodomoはha孤児kojiとto呼ばれるyobareru。
A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.
夫婦fuufuはha孤児kojiをwo養女youjoにniするsuruことkotoをwo決心kesshinしたshita。
The couple decided to adopt an orphan.
彼女kanojoはha飛行機hikouki事故jikoでde両親ryoushinをwo失いushinai孤児kojiになったninatta。
She was an orphan who lost her parents in a plane crash.
彼女kanojoはhaそのsono孤児kojiにni同情doujouしてshite、お金okaneをwo少しsukoshiあげたageta。
She felt sympathy for the orphan and gave him some money.

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