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子 kanji
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
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On readings
シスツ
Kun readings
こ-こね
Words with 子
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —限量子quantifier
- —面格子window grate; window grating
- —ほろ子rash; skin eruption
- —牽牛子morning glory seeds (medicinal use)
- —子規忌anniversary of Shiki Masaoka's death (September 19)
- —蹴子覆ejector housing (rifle, pistol)
- —抽筒子extractor (rifle)
- —蹴子痕ejector mark (on a cartridge)
- —私窩子prostitute; harlot
- —子宮口os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
- —子宮脱uterine prolapse
- —種子骨sesamoid bone
- —孔夫子Confucius
- —菓子箱candy box
- —第１子firstborn; first child; eldest child
- —女子会girls-only gathering
- —雛菓子sweets for offering at the Dolls' Festival
- —柚餅子sweet yuzu-flavoured steamed dumpling
- —頼母子mutual financing association
- —麻子仁hemp seed (folk medicine)