子

Child

JLPT N5 3 strokes People & Family Radical: 子

Stroke Order

#DescriptionDirection
1
 Top curved hook Left, sweeping right then hooking down
2
 Vertical stroke Straight down through centre
3
 Horizontal crossing stroke Left to right across the middle

Stroke Animation

Kun'yomi (Japanese)
こ
ko
Child — used on its own and in many compounds. Also appears as a common suffix in female names (e.g. 花子, 京子)
On'yomi (Chinese-derived)
シ・ス
shi · su
シ in formal compounds (子孫, shison — descendants). ス in words like 様子 (yōsu — situation) and 帽子 (bōshi — hat)
Mandarin Chinese
zǐ
zǐ (3rd tone — dipping)
Also appears as a neutral-tone suffix 子 (zi) on many nouns: 桌子 (zhuōzi — table), 孩子 (háizi — child)

Example Words

子供
こども (kodomo)
Child / children
女の子
おんなのこ (onna no ko)
Girl
男の子
おとこのこ (otoko no ko)
Boy
親子
おやこ (oyako)
Parent and child
様子
ようす (yōsu)
Situation / appearance / state
帽子
ぼうし (bōshi)
Hat / cap
子猫
こねこ (koneko)
Kitten
菓子
かし (kashi)
Sweets / confectionery