子

Meanings: child, children, kid, young On Readings: シ shi, ス su Kun Readings: こ ko Most Used Pronunciation: ko JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 1 Kanji Part: 子 Stroke Number: 3

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Common jukugo
女の子 - おんな　の　こ onna no ko - girl
子供 - こ　ども ko domo - children, child
男の子 - おとこ　の　こ otoko no ko - boy
お菓子 - おかし okashi - sweets, candy
子猫 - こ　ねこ ko neko - kitten
電子辞書 - でん　し　じ　しょ den shi ji sho - electronic dictionary
頼母子講 - たの　も　し　こう tano mo shi kou - mutual financing association
妻子 - さい　し sai shi - one's wife and children
冊子 - さっし sasshi - book, booklet, pamphlet

Useful Examples
Japanese: 母の名前は明子です。
Romaji: haha no namae wa akiko desu.
English: My mother's name is Akiko.

Japanese: 彼には先妻の子供が３人ある。
Romaji: kare ni wa sensai no kodomo ga san nin aru.
Literal: him as-for former wife's children three are.
English: He has three children by his former wife.

Japanese: その男の子はたちまち皿をからっぽにした。
Romaji: sono otoko no ko wa tachimachi sara o karappo ni shita.
English: The boy had the dish empty in a moment.

Japanese: 胃の調子が少々おかしい。
Romaji: i no choushi ga shoushou okashii.
English: Something is the matter with my stomach.

Japanese: この子は物覚えが速い。
Romaji: kono ko wa mono oboe ga hayai.
English: The child is learning quickly.

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Notes/Mnemonic
A little child with his arms wide and his mouth open crying for his mommy

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.