鰥かん寡か孤こ独どく

noun

lonely and helpless; without anyone to rely on

A yojijukugo describing a state of utter isolation, originally referring to widowers, widows, orphans, and the childless, but now used more broadly for those with no one to depend on.

• 彼かれは鰥かん寡か孤こ独どくの身みの上うえで、頼たよれる親しん族ぞくもいなかった。

  He was utterly alone, with no relatives to rely on.

• 戦せん争そうで家か族ぞくを失うしない、鰥かん寡か孤こ独どくの状じょう態たいになった。

  Having lost his family in the war, he was left completely alone and helpless.