子【こ】
Frequency rank: 396.
- child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
- (one's) child; offspring
- young womanalso 娘
- young (animal)see also 仔【こ】
- offshoot
- interestsee also 元も子もない
- new sharefinanceabbreviationsee also 子株
- player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)see also 親【おや】
- young geisha; young prostitutealso 姑
- bird eggarchaism
- -er (often of young women)after a noun or -masu stem
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
- (one's) child; offspring
- young woman
- young (animal)
- offshoot
- interest
- new share
- player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)
- young geisha; young prostitute
- bird egg
- -er (often of young women)
This meaning refers to a young person who is not yet an adult, encompassing a range of ages from infants to teenagers.
That child goes to school.
The kids are playing in the park.
This usage indicates a person's own child or progeny.
Here, it refers to a young female, often in the context of maturity and social status.
This meaning describes a young animal, typically a juvenile of a species.
That little kitten is playing.
This refers to a branch or derivative of a larger entity, often used in business or social contexts.
In financial contexts, this meaning refers to the return received for lending money or the cost of borrowing.
This meaning is often used in financial contexts to refer to newly issued stock or shares in a company.
This describes a participant in a game who is not responsible for managing the game's stakes or cards.
This usage is often contextually sensitive and refers to young women in specific cultural or social roles.
This refers to the eggs laid by birds, an important term in natural contexts, especially relating to wildlife and breeding.
This suffix is used to denote a person performing a specific action or belonging to a particular group, often referring to young women in varied roles.
Generated collocations (experimental)
こども子供きごう(こどもきごう)childこどもたち子供たちきごう(こどもたちきごう)childrenわかいこ若い子きごう(わかいこきごう)young childこそだて子育てきごう(こそだてきごう)child-rearingこども子供のとき時きごう(こどものとききごう)in childhoodこども子どもをそだてる育てるきごう(こどもをそだてるきごう)to raise a childこどもふく子供服きごう(こどもふくきごう)children's clothingこどもあそび子供遊びきごう(こどもあそびきごう)children's gamesじょし女子きごう(じょしきごう)young womanおんなのこ女の子きごう(おんなのこきごう)girlこども子供のきょういく教育きごう(こどものきょういくきごう)education of childrenこねこ子猫きごう(こねこきごう)kittenこども子供のこえ声きごう(こどものこえきごう)child's voiceおこさんお子さんきごう(おこさんきごう)your child (respectful)ぷれいやあプレイヤーきごう(ぷれいやあやーきごう)player (often refers to non-dealers in games)こどもむけ子供向けきごう(こどもむけきごう)for children (targeted at children)こども子供のゆめ夢きごう(こどものゆめきごう)children's dreams
Example sentences
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The "twin tiger cubs get separated ..." story felt a bit trite.
"Who do you belong to?" Wrapped around his feet was a small cat. It was a fluffy grey striped cat.
That 'Ayumi' kid, only 13 but has performed in movies and theatres as a child actor since she was five.
Among my cousins, you know, there's a girl with the most enormous breasts.
'The child is father to the man' is certainly well said.
Ha-ha ... She isn't human. She's a robot; A-n-d-r-o-i-d.
Thank you for waiting. One kid's meal and an ice cream soda.
Thanks to you getting him badly injured, all of that kid's summer plans came to nothing!
You just can't let things slip around this nonchalantly smart girl.
Please drive off as soon as your child has left the car.
"You know a kid called Megumi Noda, right?" "Noda?" "Makes weird sounds like 'Hagya', 'Fugi'"
What will become of the children now that both parents are dead?