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    3. 小子

    小子

    小しょう子し

    little child

    NTFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab6 strokes

    しょうし

    Noun

    1.
    little child
    formal or literary term
    2.
    male between 4 and 16 years old (ritsuryō period)
    archaic
    3.
    pupil, disciple, follower
    archaic

    Pronoun

    4.
    I, me, my humble self
    formal or literary termhumble (kenjougo) language
    5.
    you
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 6

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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