► 名詞
子供 [こども] meaning: child rank: 1
☆ 何時迄も子供みたいな事言ってるんじゃない ⇨ Don’t say childish things on and on. Grow up
☆ 私が子供の頃 ⇨ When I was a child
☆ 彼等は子供が二人いる ⇨ They have two kids (☛ Not limited to human children)
子供 [こども] [子供が出来る] meaning: child rank: 1
☆ 彼女は子供が出来ない ⇨ She cannot be pregnant. She is infertile
More examples:
- 子供達がぴょんぴょん跳ねている ⇨ The kids are jumping around
- 子供には色々な経験を得させることが大切だ ⇨ It is important to have children gain many different experiences
- このプールでは子供は足が着かない ⇨ Children’s feet won’t reach the bottom of this pool. Children cannot stand above water in this pool
- 離婚した親の間に挟まれた子供 ⇨ A child caught between divorced parents
- 彼は子供達に勤勉さを植え付けた ⇨ He instilled his children with strong work ethics
- 彼女は子供を学校から呼び戻した ⇨ She told her children to come home from school
- 何故自分の子供を貶す親が多いのか理解出来ない ⇨ I can never understand why many parents just find faults with their own children
- うちには食べ盛りの子供が三人いる (たべざかり) ⇨ I have three kids at the peak of their appetite
- 自分の子供を見捨てて平気な人の気が知れない ⇨ I cannot understand the mind of those who abandon their own children. I don’t know what they are thinking
- 彼女は子供の時に有名なピアニストに才能を見込まれた ⇨ She was recognized for her talent by a famous pianist (and became an apprentice) when she was little
- 子供の顔を見るとやる気が起きる ⇨ Watching my kid’s face makes me want to work hard
- 彼の子供じみた態度 ⇨ His childish behavior
- 彼女は子供達を学校に送り出した後仕事を始める ⇨ She starts her work after sending her kids out to school
- 私が子供の頃は日曜日だけが休みだった ⇨ When I was a kid only Sunday was a day off
- 私が子供の頃は外国のことを見聞きすることは余りなかった ⇨ When I was a child I didn’t see or hear much about foreign countries