孤愁（こしゅう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: solitary melancholy
Example sentences
- 旅先で孤愁を感じる。 — He feels a solitary sorrow while traveling.
- 孤愁の中にも美しさがある。 — Even in solitary sorrow there is beauty.
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