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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)
軒子 てんし

trochanter

ε€‰ζˆη”·ε­ γΈγ‚“γ˜γ‚‡γ†γͺんし

a woman being reborn as a man (in order to qualify for Buddhahood)

θŠ±θ¦‹ε›£ε­ はγͺみだんご

dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)

コラム子 コラムし

(male) columnist

ε­η”Ÿε©¦ こんぢ

konbu as a betrothal gift (representing fertility and having healthy children)

三色団子 さんしょくだんご

tricolor dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)

εŠε°Žδ½“η΄ ε­ γ―γ‚“γ©γ†γŸγ„γγ—

semiconductor device

砂子 すγͺご

gold dust

θΎ›ε­ζ˜Žε€ͺ子 γ‹γ‚‰γ—γ‚γ‚“γŸγ„γ“

salted cod roe flavored with red pepper

θΎ›ε­ζ˜Žε€ͺ子 γ‹γ‚‰γ—γ‚γ‚“γŸγ„γ“

salted cod roe flavored with red pepper

いい子にする いいこにする

to behave well (of a child)

子供η•ͺη΅„ こどもばんぐみ

children's (TV) show

θ“ε­ζœ­ かしちだ

card (oft. featuring illustrations of sweets) used to represent money when gambling

扇子腹 せんすばら

fan seppuku

電子ブックγƒͺーダー でんしブックγƒͺーダー

e-reader

電子書籍γƒͺーダー でんししょせきγƒͺーダー

e-reader

雲子 くもこ

cod roe

ι‡ε­θΆ…θΆŠζ€§ γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ—γ‘γ‚‡γ†γˆγ€γ›γ„

quantum supremacy

原子核融合 げんしかくゆうごう

nuclear fusion

ε₯³ε­ζ ‘η”Ÿ γ˜γ‚‡γ—γ“γ†γ›γ„

student of a girls' school