子 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 男女の間に生まれた者。または、それ同様に育てられた者。または、そのような者と同様の責務を負う者(対義語 親:おや)
  2. こども、児童(対義語 大人:おとな)
  3. 果実、種
  4. 十二支の第一。ね。(対義語 午:うま)
  5. 爵位のひとつ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。頭の大きい嬰児を象る。「こども」を意味する漢語{子}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • Elem.
  • Elem.
Kun (native)
  • Elem.
  • 〜こElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • ねっ
Other languages
  • 拼音zi3
  • 拼音zi2
  • 拼音zi5
  • 한글ja
  • Hán-ViệtTử
  • Hán-Việt

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
3 strokes
Radical
宀(うかんむり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 4
Unicode
U+5B50

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): overlapping ⿻了一

Words using this kanji

  • (こ)息子又は娘。 (こ)こども、児童。 (こ)若者。特に若い女性。child, kid, teenager, youngster
  • 子供こどもchild, children
  • 子会社こがいしゃ他の会社の資本参加、役員派遣などにより、その支配を受けている会社。subsidiary (company)
  • 子孫しそん子と孫。 血筋を受け継いで生まれてくる人々。descendant, progeny, offspring
  • 子宮しきゅう単孔類を除く哺乳類のメスが持つ生殖器の1つ。膣の奥にあり、妊娠時に体内で胎児を育てる場所。womb, uterus
  • 子息しそく他人の子供。(another's) son
  • 子弟してい子や弟。 息子や弟。 年少者。特に、血縁関係を持ち、自分より年少の人。children, sons, young people
  • 子役こやく演劇やドラマで子供の役。またそれを演じる人。 子供の役者。child actor, child actress, child's role (in a film, play, etc.), child's part
  • 子女しじょ息子と娘。子供。 娘。女の子。sons and daughters, children, girl
  • 子牛こうしcalf, small cow
  • 子守唄こもりうたこもりうたを参照。lullaby
  • 子猫こねこkitten, small cat
  • 子守こもりlooking after a baby, taking care of a baby, babysitting, babysitter
  • (こ)息子又は娘。 (こ)こども、児童。 (こ)若者。特に若い女性。the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north
  • 子犬こいぬpuppy, small dog
  • 子羊こひつじlamb
  • 子育てこそだてchild rearing, child raising, raising children, parenting
  • 子供用こどもようfor use by children, for children
  • 子供たちこどもたちchildren, kids
  • 子供の頃こどものころ(time of) one's childhood, when one was a child

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
4-3-1
Four Corner
1740.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2c0.1
Heisig
99
Nelson
1264