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子 – child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
3 strokesTaught in grade 1#72 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 子 means child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ、ス、ツ (shi, su, tsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is こ、-こ、ね (ko, ko, ne). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 子 (no. 39).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | シ | shi |
| On’yomi | ス | su |
| On’yomi | ツ | tsu |
| Kun’yomi | こ | ko |
| Kun’yomi | -こ | ko |
| Kun’yomi | ね | ne |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 子 (Kangxi radical 39).
Words using 子
椅子いすchair子供こどもchild帽子ぼうしhatお菓子おかしconfections男の子おとこのこboy女の子おんなのこgirl子こchild息子むすこsonお子さんおこさんchild女子じょしwoman王子おうじprince菓子かしconfectionery様子ようすstate (of affairs)男子だんしboy調子ちょうしtune電子でんしelectron双子ふたごtwins迷子まいごlost child子孫しそんdescendant障子しょうじshoji (paper sliding door)扇子せんすfolding fan弟子でしpupil梯子はしごladder判子はんこseal (used in lieu of a signature)
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.