► 名詞
子 [こ] meaning: child rank: 1
☆ あの子どこの子？ ⇨ Whose kid is that kid?
☆ うちの子が小学校に上がった ⇨ My kid has started going to elementary school
子 [こ] [coll] [peer] meaning: person rank: 1
☆ あの子どうしたの？ ⇨ What’s wrong with her? (☛ Typically used among young women)
► 接尾辞
子 [こ] meaning: person rank: 2
☆ 彼はちゃきちゃきの江戸っ子だ ⇨ He is a quintessential Edo, Tokyo, person
► 接頭辞
子 [こ] meaning: child rank: 1
☆ 子犬、子猫、子馬、子鹿 (こいぬ、こねこ、こうま、こじか) ⇨ Puppy, kitten, foal, fern
More examples:
- 私が子供の頃は東京でも外国人を見ることは余りなかった ⇨ You didn’t see many foreigners even in Tokyo when I was a child
- 子供の好奇心を培うのは大人の責任だ ⇨ It is adults’ responsibility to grow children’s curiosity
- うちの息子は大変な腕白だ ⇨ My son is very naughty
- 和菓子 ⇨ Traditional Japanese snacks, sweets
- 彼女は子供を扱うのが旨い ⇨ She is good at handling children
- 親が子供を自転車の後ろに載せているのは日本ではよく見られる光景だ ⇨ It is a common sight in Japan that a parent is riding a bicycle with a child on a back seat
- 子供の死後、彼女は抜け殻のようになってしまった ⇨ After the death of her child she became like a shell
- 世界中で子供達が虐待されているのは遣り切れない ⇨ It is unbearable that children are abused all over the world
- 彼女は仕事を続けつつ子供を育てている ⇨ She is raising her children while continuing to work
- 引っ込み思案な子供 ⇨ A shy, introverted child
- 徳川家の子孫 ⇨ The descendants of Tokugawa family
- あの子はいい子だ ⇨ That kid is a good kid
- 子供の姿を見ると元気付けらる ⇨ Watching my kids gives me energy, motivation
- うちの子供は未だ箸が使えない ⇨ My kid can’t use chopsticks yet
- 父は私が子供の頃いつも何事にも全力を尽くせと言った ⇨ My father always told me to use all my power, do my best, for everything