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子
JLPT N5 SL1 3 strokes Frequency: #72

Meanings

Child, Sign Of The Rat, 11pm-1am, First Sign Of Chinese Zodiac

Radicals

子

Decomposition

βΏ»δΊ†δΈ€

Etymology

Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 3

Stroke Order

1 corner right-to-left
2 unknown bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚· shi
γ‚Ή su
ツ tsu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
こ ko
ね ne

Words Using This Kanji

2042 words total
Other (20 words)
沑法子 パーフゑーズ

it can't be helped

子η₯­γ‚Š γ­γΎγ€γ‚Š

festival in honor of Daikokuten

ε₯³ε­εŠ› γ˜γ‚‡γ—γ‚Šγ‚‡γ

power of femininity

γ—γ‹γ—γ‚‚ζ‘ˆε±±ε­γ‚‚γͺい しかしもかかしもγͺい

stop complaining

ε₯³ε­η”ŸεΎ’ γ˜γ‚‡γ—γ›γ„γ¨

schoolgirl

θͺΏε­γ“く けょうしこく

to be elated

η”·ε­η”ŸεΎ’ だんしせいと

schoolboy

迷子犬 まいごけん

lost dog

迷子札 まいごちだ

child's identification tag

一぀葉田子 γ²γ¨γ€γ°γŸγ”

Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus)

ε₯³ε­γƒͺγƒΌγ‚° γ˜γ‚‡γ—γƒͺγƒΌγ‚°

female league

εŽŸε­εŠ›ζ‘ γ’γ‚“γ—γ‚Šγ‚‡γγ‚€γ‚‰

nuclear power village

ε·¨ε€§εˆ†ε­ι›² きょだいぢんしうん

giant molecular cloud

ζ³£γε­γ¨εœ°ι ­γ«γ―ε‹γ¦γͺい γͺγγ“γ¨γ˜γ¨γ†γ«γ―γ‹γ¦γͺい

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason

名θͺΏε­ めいけょうし

flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story)

εˆ†ε­ι›² ぢんしうん

molecular cloud

砂糖菓子 γ•γ¨γ†γŒγ—

candy

εƒζœ¬ζ Όε­ せんぼんごうし

lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)

裸子怍物門 らししょくぢ぀もん

Pinophyta

ζš—εˆ»ε­ をンコーツ

concealed pung