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    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 子

    子

    子こ

    child

    N4KMT1News #1+1CoreFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab3 strokes

    児

    こ

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person
    2.
    (one's) child, offspring
    3.
    young woman
    4.
    young (animal)

    Noun

    5.
    offshoot
    6.
    interest
    7.
    new share
    abbreviationfinance
    8.
    player who is not a dealer
    card gamesmahjong
    9.
    young geisha, young prostitute
    10.
    bird egg
    archaic

    Noun, Suffix

    11.
    -er (often of young women)

    Stroke 0 / 3

    Speed1.0x

    彼かの女じょには子こがいます。

    She has a child.

    KMT1Family & RelationshipsCore Concepts
    その子こはとても元げん気きです。

    That child is very energetic.

    KMT1Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    彼かれは三さん人にんの子この父ちち親おやです。

    He is the father of three children.

    KMT2Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    猫ねこがかわいい子こを産うみました。

    The cat gave birth to cute kittens.

    KMT2AnimalsNature & Environment
    親おやは子こがの成せい長ちょうを願ねがっています。

    Parents wish for their children's growth.

    KMT3Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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