ko
JLPT N53 strokesKanjiLevel 9 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

子 is the kanji for "Child". A common reading is こ (ko). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Child

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Readings

kun/ kokun/ neon/ shion/ suon/ tsu

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

A baby wrapped tight in swaddling clothes with arms and legs tucked — the simplest shape captures the tiniest newest human life.

Reading ·

こ (ko) sounds like 'co' — a colleague's baby is cute and so small.

Example Sentences

子どもと駅まで歩きました。

こどもとえきまであるきました。

I walked to the station with a child.

女子学生と話しました。

じょしがくせいとはなしました。

I talked with female students.

Vocabulary using 子

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