Moto 子: Child; Sign Of The Rat; 11pm-1amKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ、ス、ツ
- Kun'yomi
- こ、-こ、ね
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 2,607 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ・ス・ツ)
- 女子じょしwoman; girl
- 男子だんしyouth; young man
- 原子力げんしりょくatomic energy; nuclear power
- 様子ようすstate; state of affairs
- 金子きんすmoney; funds
- 皇太子こうたいしcrown prince
- 遺伝子いでんしgene
- 電子でんしelectron
- 上っ調子うわっちょうしflippant; frivolous
- 女子大じょしだいwomen's college; women's university
- 調子ちょうしtune; tone
- 原子炉げんしろatomic reactor; nuclear reactor
- 母子ぼしmother and child
- 王子おうじprince
- 菓子かしconfectionery; sweets
- 骨子こっしmain point; gist
- 分子ぶんしnumerator
- 利子りしinterest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
- 帽子ぼうしhat; cap
- 弟子でしpupil; disciple
- 種子しゅしseed; pit
- 子孫しそんdescendant; posterity
- 獅子ししlion
- 粒子りゅうしparticle; grain
- 陽子ようしproton
- 精子せいしsperm
- 原子げんしatom
- 子宮しきゅうwomb; uterus
- 冊子さっしbook; booklet
- 養子ようしadopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
- 公子こうしyoung nobleman
- 卵子らんしovum; ovule
- 因子いんしfactor
- 妻子さいしwife and children
- 小冊子しょうさっしbooklet; pamphlet
- 父子ふしfather and child; father and son
- 素子そしelement (esp. component in electronics); elemental device
- 子息しそくson
- 中性子ちゅうせいしneutron
- 格子こうしlattice; latticework
- 銚子ちょうし(sake) decanter
- 子弟していchildren; sons
- 本調子ほんちょうしone's normal condition; one's usual state
- 無利子むりし(earning or paying) no interest
- 君子くんしman of virtue; wise man
- 和菓子わがしwagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
- 太子たいしcrown prince
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 子こchild
- 子供こどもchild
- 子会社こがいしゃsubsidiary (company)
- 親子おやこparent and child
- 女の子おんなのこgirl; daughter
- 男の子おとこのこboy; son
- 双子ふたごtwins; twin
- 教え子おしえごone's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil
- 里子さとごfoster child
- 一人っ子ひとりっこ(an) only child
- 子役こやくdramatic role for child; child actor
Other readings
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Kanji that often appear with 子
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