子 — child, offspring

こ子 child

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes family

U+5B50 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #72 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #95 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #39

Meanings

child
offspring

word

こ・ご ko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

子(こ) ko child 子(こ) ども kodomo child 女(おんな) の子(こ) onnanoko girl 男(おとこ) の子(こ) otokonoko boy っ子(こ) kko child of お子(こ) さん okosan child 金(かね) 子(こ) kaneko Kaneko 子(こ) 犬(いぬ) koinu puppy

し・じ shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

女(じょ) 子(し) joshi girl 男(だん) 子(し) danshi boy 王(おう) 子(じ) ouji prince 草(そう) 子(し) soushi booklet 女(じょ) 子(し) 大(だい) joshidai women's university 八(はち) 王(おう) 子(じ) hachiouji Hachioji 電(でん) 子(し) denshi electron 原(げん) 子(し) 力(りょく) genshiryoku atomic energy

す su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

様(よう) 子(す) yousu appearance 椅(い) 子(す) isu chair 車(くるま) 椅(い) 子(す) kurumaisu wheelchair

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Components

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がく学 study じ字 character おしえる教 teach こう好 fond き季 seasons まご孫 grandchild あつい厚 thick ぞんじる存 exist こう孝 filial piety こ孤 orphan

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#39 子 child

子 — child, offspring

Meanings

word

こ・ご ko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

し・じ shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

す su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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子 — child, offspring

Meanings

word

こ ・ご ko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

し ・じ shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

す su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (12)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

こ・ご ko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

し・じ shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).