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JLPT N4 · Noun

子 (ko)

子 (こ, ko) is a Japanese noun meaning “child; kid”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
こ
Romaji
ko
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person · noun, suffix noun
  2. (one's) child; offspring · noun, suffix noun
  3. young woman · noun, suffix noun · also 娘
  4. young (animal) · noun, suffix noun
  5. offshoot · noun

Example sentences

その子は母親に甘えた。
The child played the baby to his mother.
Tatoeba #210178
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.
Tatoeba #75225
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.
Tatoeba #176005

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 子

子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AMシ・ス・こ・-こ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 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

Source: JMdict entry 1307770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.