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
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 椅子いす | いす | chair | N5 |
| お菓子おかし | おかし | confections, sweets, snack | N5 |
| 男の子おとこのこ | おとこのこ | boy | N5 |
| 女の子おんなのこ | おんなのこ | girl | N5 |
| 子供こども | こども | child(ren) | N5 |
| 帽子ぼうし | ぼうし | hat; cap | N5 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 子こ | こ | child | N4 |
| 息子むすこ | むすこ | (humble) son | N4 |
| お子さんおこさん | おこさん | (someone else's) child (polite) | N4 |
| 女子じょし | じょし | woman, girl | N3 |
| 王子おうじ | おうじ | prince | N3 |
| 菓子かし | かし | confectionery, sweet | N3 |
| 様子ようす | ようす | aspect, state, appearance | N3 |
| 男子だんし | だんし | young man | N3 |
| 調子ちょうし | ちょうし | condition, state, tune, tone | N3 |
| 電子でんし | でんし | electron; electronic | N3 |
| 双子ふたご | ふたご | twins, a twin | N3 |
| 迷子まいご | まいご | lost (stray) child | N3 |
| 子孫しそん | しそん | descendant, offspring | N2 |
| 障子しょうじ | しょうじ | paper sliding door | N2 |
| 末っ子すえっこ | すえっこ | youngest child | N2 |
| 扇子せんす | せんす | folding fan | N2 |
| 弟子でし | でし | pupil, disciple, apprentice | N2 |
| 梯子はしご | はしご | ladder, stairs | N2 |
| 判子はんこ | はんこ | seal (used for signature) | N2 |
| 原子げんし | げんし | atom | N1 |
| 子息しそく | しそく | (hon.) son | N1 |
| 分子ぶんし | ぶんし | numerator, molecule | N1 |
| 利子りし | 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.
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