子

Meaning

子 centers on a young or small being: a child. Its use as the first zodiac sign (rat) and the midnight hour (11PM–1AM) comes from the Chinese zodiac system, where the rat is the first animal and the hour is associated with new beginnings.

• 子こ
  N4

  child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person

• 子ね

  the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac)

• 子供こども
  N5

  child; children

• 女子じょし
  N3

  woman; girl

• 女の子おんなのこ
  N5

  girl; daughter; baby girl

• 息子むすこ
  N4

  son

• 男子だんし
  N3

  boy

• 電子でんし
  N2

  electron

• 様子ようす
  N4

  state (of affairs); situation; circumstances

• 調子ちょうし
  N4

  tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm

• 王子おうじ
  N3

  prince

• 男の子おとこのこ
  N5

  boy; son; baby boy

• 遺伝子いでんし
  N2

  gene

• お菓子おかし
  N4

  confections; sweets; candy; cake

• 椅子いす
  N5

  chair; seat; stool; bench

• 帽子ぼうし
  N5

  hat; cap

• 親子おやこ
  N3

  parent and child

• 女子高じょしこう

  girls' high school

• 双子ふたご
  N3

  twins; twin

• 原子力げんしりょく
  N1

  atomic energy; nuclear power

• 甲子園こうしえん

  Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture)

• 女子大じょしだい

  women's college; women's university

• 子育てこそだて
  N3

  child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

• 原子げんし
  N1

  atom

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