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子

Child
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingシ、ス
Kun readingこ
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 1Level 2

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ね ↓
  3. first sign of Chinese zodiacね ↓
  4. sign of the ratね ↓
  1. kid
  2. teenager
  3. youngster
  4. young (non-adult) person

Synonyms

仔親

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same spelling, other readings
  • 子 ね — the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)
Same reading (こ)
小 · small個 · counter for (small) things or pieces
Same reading (ね)
音 · sound根 · root (of a plant)寝 · sleep

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
双子ふたご
twins; twin
調子ちょうし
tune; tone; key; pitch; time
子猫こねこ
kitten; small cat
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)
笠子かさご
scorpionfish
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

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

Child. A swaddled baby: head and arms, legs wrapped up.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 子

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