adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety.
  2. (the crime of) cursing one's parents. Archaism.
  3. disowning one's child. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
不孝 ふこう
きょう
不孝 ふきょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
filial piety, child's respect
コウ たか キョウ (6th)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)