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Kanji · JLPT N5 · People and family

子 Child, Sign Of The Rat, 11pm-1am, First Sign Of Chinese Zodiac

On'yomi Chinese-derived reading

し、す、つ

Mostly used when 子 combines with other kanji in compound words.

Kun'yomi native Japanese reading

こ、-こ、ね

Mostly used when 子 stands alone.

Strokes
3
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary year 1
Frequency
#72

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).