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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)
ドラ息子 どらむすこ

lazy son

久留子 クルス

cross sign

フγƒͺγƒ³γƒˆη‘ε­ フγƒͺγƒ³γƒˆγ‚¬γƒ©γ‚Ή

flint glass

パむ中間子 パむけゅうかんし

pi meson

ζ„›εΌŸε­ まγͺでし

favorite pupil

εœ§η€η«―ε­ γ‚γ£γ‘γ‚ƒγγŸγ‚“γ—

crimp contact

摈山子 かかし

scarecrow

η•°εˆ†ε­ いぢんし

outsider

一子相伝 いっしそうでん

transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child

一人息子 γ²γ¨γ‚Šγ‚€γ™γ“

only son

δΈ€ζœ¬θͺΏε­ いっぽんげょうし

monotone

一粒子旒約 γ„γ‘γ‚Šγ‚…γ†γ—γγ‚„γ

one particle irreducible

ε› ε­εˆ†ζž いんしぢんせき

factor analysis

稲子 いγͺご

rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya)

陰電子 いんでんし

electron

ιš γ—ε­ かくしご

illegitimate child

羽子 はご

shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)

羽子板 γ―γ”γ„γŸ

battledore (early form of badminton racket)

永子作 γˆγ„γ“γ•γ

perpetual land lease

ι‡ε­γ‚‚γ€γ‚Œ γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚‚γ€γ‚Œ

quantum entanglement