Kanji1 / 3
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)
On readings
シスツ
Kun readings
こ-こね
Words with 子
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —驛子staff at a horse changing station during the ritsuryō period
- —御菓子confections; sweets; candy; cake
- —がい子insulator
- —乾菓子dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets
- —御曹子son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
- —子宮頚(uterine) cervix
- —獅子座Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
- —獅子唐shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
- —摘出子legitimate child
- —洋辛子mustard
- —傀儡子puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
- —かん子forceps
- —木形子limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
- —子芥子limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
- —４拍子quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)
- —蒸菓子steamed confection (e.g. manjū, uirō, steamed yōkan); steamed cake
- —格子造latticework
- —拍子抜anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
- —山楂子Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
- —山樝子Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn