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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)
Practice writing
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On readings
シスツ
Kun readings
こ-こね
Words with 子
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —多子出産multiple birth
- —中性子線neutron beam
- —区切り子delimiter
- —圧電素子piezoelectric element; piezoelectric transducer; piezoelectric device
- —西洋菓子Western confectionery
- —光学素子optical device; optical element
- —量子ＡＩquantum AI; quantum artificial intelligence
- —甘唐辛子sweet pepper (any non-spicy variety of Capsicum annuum)
- —電子キーelectronic key (doors, etc.); electronic cipher
- —電子ビザelectronic visa; eVISA
- —電子査証electronic visa; eVISA
- —不満分子discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
- —精子濃度sperm concentration
- —変成男子a woman being reborn as a man (in order to qualify for Buddhahood)
- —コラム子(male) columnist
- —女子校生student of a girls' school
- —獅子っ鼻pug nose; snub nose; upturned nose
- —弁当男子man who makes his own lunch to take to work
- —海外子女(Japanese) children living overseas
- —成人男子adult male; man