子 meaning'child'
 onyomi シ, ス, ツ
 kunyomiこ, -こ, ね
termpronunciationEnglish
子こchild
女の子おんなのこa girl
子供こどもa child
原子げんしatom
椅子いすchair
女子じょしwoman, girl
梯子はしごladder, stairs
判子はんこseal (used for signature)
双子ふたごtwins, a twin
子孫しそんdescendants, posterity, offspring
帽子ぼうしhat
子弟していsons, children
弟子でしa pupil, a disciple, a follower, an apprentice
息子むすこ(hum) son
扇子せんすfolding fan
明太子めんたいこfish roe commonly used in Japanese cuisine
末っ子すえっこyoungest child
様子ようすaspect, state, appearance
子牛こうしcalf
子犬こいぬpuppy
王子おうじprince
女子学生じょしがくせいa girl student
男の子おとこのこa boy
好男子こうだんしhandsome man
男子学生だんしがくせいa boy student
男子だんしyouth, young man
竹の子たけの子a bamboo shoot
茄子なすeggplant
お菓子おかしconfections, sweets, candy
乱調子らんちょうしconfusion
調子ちょうしcondition
迷子まいごlost (stray) child
障子しょうじpaper sliding door
子音しいんa consonant
お伽草子おとぎぞうしfairy-tale book
アレカ椰子アレカやしareca palm
ココ椰子ココやしcoconut palm
ニッパ椰子ニッパやしnipa palm
フリント硝子フリントがらす, フリントガラスflint glass
ラフィア椰子ラフィアやしraffia palm
一粒子既約いちりゅうしきやくone particle irreducible (physics)
三拍子さんびょうしtriple time (music), 3 important requisites
上っ調子うわっちょうしflippant, frivolous, shallow
不穏分子ふおんぶんしdisturbing elements
乙子おとごlast child
亀の子かめのこyoung turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
伽草子とぎぞうしfairy-tale book
兄弟子あにでしsenior schoolmate, senior apprentice
内弟子うちでしprivate pupil, apprentice
冊子さっしbook, booklet, story book, pamphlet, notebook
卵子らんしovum, ovule, egg cell
原子力げんしりょくatomic energy
原子炉げんしろatomic reactor, nuclear reactor
君子くんしman of virtue, person of high rank, wise man
吾妹子わぎもこmy wife
吾子あこmy child
和菓子わがしJapanese confectionery
唐茄子とうなすsquash, pumpkin
嗣子ししheir
因子いんしfactor, divisor, element
因子分析いんしぶんせきfactor analysis
墜子いわweight (of a fishing net)
天然硝子てんねんがらす, てんねんしょうしnatural glass
女子大じょしだいwomen's college, women's university
妻子さいしwife and children
婿養子むこようしson-in-law taken (adopted) into family
嫡出子ちゃくしゅつしlegitimate child
嫡子ちゃくしlegitimate child
子午線しごせんthe meridian
子守唄こもりうたlullaby
子宮しきゅうwomb, uterus
子宮外妊娠しきゅうがいにんしんectopic pregnancy
子息しそくson
子持昆布こもちこんぶkelp with herring roe (sushi type)
子猫こねこkitten
子飼いこがいprotege
孔子こうしConfucius
孝子こうしfilial child
孫子まごこchildren and grandchildren, posterity, descendants
寺子屋てらこやtemple elementary school (during the Edo period)
小冊子しょうさっしbooklet, pamphlet
小茄子こなすびsmall eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
帰国子女枠きこくしじょわくspecial consideration for students who have lived abroad
庶子しょしillegitimate child
御伽草子おとぎぞうしfairy-tale book
御曹子おんぞうしson of a distinguished family, son of a noble
御菓子おかしconfections, sweets, candy
微粒子びりゅうしcorpuscle, minute particle
悪茄子わるなすびCarolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
惚け茄子ぼけなすfaded; slow-witted, abstracted person, halfwit
手拍子てびょうしbeating time, carelessly
拍子ひょうし(musical) time; the moment, the instance, chance
拍子抜けひょうしぬけanticlimax, let-down, disappointment, loss of interest
杏子あんずapricot, Prunus armenica, apricot tree
柚子坊ゆずぼうswallowtail butterfly larva (a pest of citrus plants)
柚子胡椒ゆずこしょう, ゆずごしょうcondiment paste made from yuzu zest and chile peppers
梢子しょうしboatman
棗椰子なつめやしdate (palm tree)
椰子やしpalm tree
椰子の木やしのき, ヤシのきpalm tree
椰子油やしゆcoconut oil
椰子蟹やしがに, ヤシガニcoconut crab (Birgus latro)
楊子ようじtoothpick
楓子香ふうしこうgalbanum (gum resin from fennel)
母子ぼしmother and child
氏子うじこshrine parishioner
江戸っ子えどっこtrue Tokyoite
洋菓子ようがしWestern confectionery
浜茄子はまなすsweet briar
父子ふしfather and child (son)
猶子ゆうしnephew (like a son), another child considered as one's own
獅子唐ししとうgreen pepper
獅子奮迅ししふんじんfuriously
獅子奮迅の勢いししふんじんのいきおいirresistible force
王太子妃おうたいしひcrown princess
瓜の蔓に茄子は生らぬうりのつるになすびはならぬlike begets like
皇太子こうたいしcrown prince
皇太子妃こうたいしひcrown princess
盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子也ぬすびとをとらえてみればわがこなりThe thief caught turn out to be one's own son
眸子ぼうしeye, pupil
瞳子どうしpupil
砂子すなごsand, gold or silver dust
硝子がらす, ガラスglass, pane
稚子みずこ, みずご, ちしaborted; newborn baby
種子しゅしseed, pit
童子どうじboy, kid, child
粒子りゅうしparticle, grain
精子せいしsperm
素粒子そりゅうしelementary particle, particle (physics)
絢緞子あやどんすdamask
綸子りんずfigured satin
繰り出し梯子くりだしはしご, くりだしばしごextension ladder, aerial ladder
胞子ほうしspore
茄子科ナスか, なすかSolanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
菓子かしpastry, confectionery
菓子パンかしパンsweetened bun
菓子屋かしやconfectionery shop
親子おやこ, しんしparent and child
踊り子おどりこdancer
遺伝子いでんしgene, genetic
里子さとごfoster child
金子きんすmoney, funds
陽子ようしproton
雌螺子めねじfemale screw
電子でんしelectron; (esp. as a prefix) electronic, electronics
電子顕微鏡でんしけんびきょうelectron microscope
養嗣子ようししadoptive heir
養子ようしadopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
養子縁組ようしえんぐみadoption (of an heir)
駄菓子だがしcheap sweets
骨子こっしbones, marrow, essentials
高楊子たかようじleisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
鬼子母神きしもじん, きしぼじんHariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
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