Word details

子

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 子.

Dictionary

Entry

子児こFreq #207
1

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person

Examples
その子は母親に甘えた。
The child played the baby to his mother.
2

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

(one's) child; offspring

3

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Also 娘

young woman

Examples
ふふっ・・・その子、人間じゃないの。ロボットなのよ。ア・ン・ド・ロ・イ・ド。
Ha-ha ... She isn't human. She's a robot; A-n-d-r-o-i-d.
4

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

young (animal)

Examples
鯨は哺乳動物である。言い換えれば子に乳を与える。
A whale is a mammal; in other words it feeds milk to its young.
5

Common noun

offshoot

6

Common noun

interest

7

Abbreviation; Common noun; Finance

new share

8

Common noun; Card games; Mahjong

player who is not a dealer

9

Common noun; Also 姑

young geisha; young prostitute

10

Archaic; Common noun

bird egg

11

Noun, used as a suffix; After a noun or -masu stem

-er (often of young women)

Examples
彼はきっすいのロンドン子です。
He's a genuine Londoner.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シスツ

Kun

こ-こね

Nanori

いきぎくけねっ
児

newborn babe, child, young of animals

7 strokesFrequency 679JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ジニゲイ

Kun

こ-こ-っこ

Nanori

る

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