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子 - N5 Kanji

Meaning of 子 意味

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

子 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

こ ko
-こ -ko
ね ne

KUNYOMI 訓読み

シ shi
ス su
ツ tsu

Examples

彼はきっすいのロンドン子です。He was born within the sound of the Bow bells.
その子は母親に甘えた。The child played the baby to his mother.
鯨は哺乳動物である。言い換えれば子に乳を与える。A whale is a mammal; in other words it feeds milk to its young.
ふふっ・・・その子、人間じゃないの。ロボットなのよ。ア・ン・ド・ロ・イ・ド。Ha-ha … She isn’t human. She’s a robot; A-n-d-r-o-i-d.
彼はいけない子だ。He is a bad boy.
あなたは悪い子ね。You are a bad boy.
彼は賢い子に見える。He looks like a clever boy.
悪い子は嫌いですよ。I don’t like bad boys.
子を見れば親がわかる。A tree is known by its fruit.
あの子はあかだらけだ。The child is dirty.

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