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子

child
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingシ、ス、ツ
Kun readingこ、-こ、ね
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 1

Meanings

  1. childRtK
    彼は母のいない子も同然だった。He was no better than a motherless child.tatoeba
  2. 11PM-1AM
  3. first sign of Chinese zodiac
  4. sign of the rat
  1. kid
  2. teenager
  3. youngster
  4. young (non-adult) person

Synonyms

仔親

Popular Usage

子供帽子お菓子男の子女の子息子椅子王子菓子女子子孫障子

Radicals and components

Radical子child

Compound words

子供こども
child; children
帽子ぼうし
hat; cap; cap (move)
お菓子おかし
confections; sweets; candy; cake
女の子おんなのこ
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
男の子おとこのこ
boy; son; baby boy; young man
息子むすこ
son; penis
椅子いす
chair; seat; stool; bench; post
王子おうじ
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
菓子かし
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
女子じょし
woman; girl
子孫しそん
descendant; progeny; offspring
障子しょうじ
shoji (paper sliding door)
扇子せんす
folding fan
末っ子すえっこ
youngest child
童子どうじ
boy; kid; child
団子だんご
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); doughboy; ball-shaped object; something round
寺子屋てらこや
temple elementary school (Edo period)
光華女子大学こうかじょしだいがく
Koka Women's College (former name)
竹の子たけのこ
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
女子学生じょしがくせい
a girl student
男子学生だんしがくせい
a boy student
原子げんし
atom
因子いんし
factor; factor; divisor
茄子なす
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

On Reading Examples

彼は部屋から椅子を運び出した。いす
He carried the chairs out of the room.tatoeba
彼は必ず大統領の椅子につく人物だ。いす
He is a natural to win the Presidency.tatoeba
彼は突然椅子から立ちあがった。いす
He suddenly rose from the chair.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は頭のよい子だ。こ
He is an intelligent boy.tatoeba
彼は通りで女の子達が彼に口笛を吹いた時顔を赤らめた。おんなのこ
He blushed when the girls whistled at him in the street.tatoeba
彼は男の子たちに教室で叫ばないよう命じた。おとこのこ
He ordered the boys not to shout in the classroom.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は帽子を頭に載せた。
He put a cap on his head.tatoeba
彼は帽子を脱いだ。
He took off his hat.tatoeba
彼は帽子を取り上げて、似合うかどうか見るためにかぶってみた。
He picked up a hat and put it on to see how it would look.tatoeba
彼は帽子を取りに帰った。
He went back to get his hat.tatoeba
子供・子孫の行方
Movements of his children and descendantswiki
子供にも恵まれた。
Manzo was also blessed with excellent children.wiki
遠江国下向と子孫
Going away from metropolis to Totomi Province and descendantswiki
子孫は津軽家臣。
His descendents became retainers of Tsugaru.wiki

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 子

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step