漢字城 Kanji Fortress

子 child

On'yomi
シ、ス
Kun'yomi
こ
Strokes
3
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
子 is written in 3 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A baby with a big round head, two arms flung out wide, and its legs wrapped in a blanket — a child.

A common word

  • 子供 こども child

Example sentences

  • こうえんでこどもがあそんでいます。

    Children are playing in the park.

  • わたしのこはさんさいです。

    My child is three years old.

Don't confuse it with

  • 孔 hole N1