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KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小13 strokesRadical 子#72 in newspapers

子 · child, sign of the rat

子 is a kanji meaning child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac. It has 3 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シshi
  • スsu
  • ツtsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • こko
  • -こ-ko
  • ねne

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 子 · 29 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 子
WordReadingMeaningLevel
椅子いすchairN5
お菓子おかしconfections, sweets, snackN5
男の子おとこのこboyN5
女の子おんなのこgirlN5
子供こどもchild(ren)N5
帽子ぼうしhat; capN5
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More words that use 子
WordReadingMeaningLevel
子こchildN4
息子むすこ(humble) sonN4
お子さんおこさん(someone else's) child (polite)N4
女子じょしwoman, girlN3
王子おうじprinceN3
菓子かしconfectionery, sweetN3
様子ようすaspect, state, appearanceN3
男子だんしyoung manN3
調子ちょうしcondition, state, tune, toneN3
電子でんしelectron; electronicN3
双子ふたごtwins, a twinN3
迷子まいごlost (stray) childN3
子孫しそんdescendant, offspringN2
障子しょうじpaper sliding doorN2
末っ子すえっこyoungest childN2
扇子せんすfolding fanN2
弟子でしpupil, disciple, apprenticeN2
梯子はしごladder, stairsN2
判子はんこseal (used for signature)N2
原子げんしatomN1
子息しそく(hon.) sonN1
分子ぶんしnumerator, moleculeN1
利子りしinterest (bank)N1

Example sentence

私は男の子です。

わたしはおとこのこです

I am a boy.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #155141 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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