子ども (こども) — child, children
子ども
child
Frequency #293
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
3 characters
noun
kodomo
こども
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
こども[0] heiban 平板
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Meanings
- child
- children
Explained in simple Japanese
- まだ おとなに なって いない 人。
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Usage examples
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ただし、制度ができた日から、すべての子どもが同じように通えたわけではありません。
Tadashi, seido ga dekita hi kara, subete no kodomo ga onaji you ni kayoeta wake de wa arimasen.
However, this did not mean that every child could attend equally from the day the system was established.
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