子
3 strokes
Jōyō kanji
Taught in grade 1
JLPT N4
Radical: 子 — child, seed
Meanings
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiacKun readings
こ -こ ねOn readings
シ ス ツName (nanori) readings
い き ぎ く け ねっExample words
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おとこのこ男の子boy; son; baby boy
おんなのこ女の子girl; daughter; baby girl
こ子child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
こども子供child; children
すえっこ末っ子youngest child
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きのえね甲子Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
ね子the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac)
ねいみ子忌みcollecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
ねづき子月eleventh month of the lunar calendar
はつね初子first Day of the Rat of the New Year
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おかしお菓子confections; sweets; candy; cake
かし菓子confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
でんし電子electron
ぶんし分子molecule
ぼうし帽子hat; cap
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いす椅子chair; seat; stool; bench
くるまいす車椅子wheelchair
せんす扇子folding fan
ながいす長椅子couch; bench; ottoman; settee
ようす様子state (of affairs); situation; circumstances
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ちゃつ楪子type of lacquerware plate