Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Kanji 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM Related words 末すえ っ 子こ More common and casual term for the youngest child. 季子 is more literary and less frequently used in everyday conversation.
末まっ 子し Another term for the youngest child, often used in formal or statistical contexts. 季子 is rarer and carries a slightly more poetic nuance.
Etymology The kanji 季 means 'season' or 'end of a period', and 子 means 'child'. Together they suggest the child who comes at the end, i.e., the last child. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in literary Japanese.
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