► 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:
- うちの子供は何としてでも大学に行かせる ⇨ I will send my children to college no matter what it takes
 - 彼女は子供の頭を撫でた ⇨ She caressed her child’s head
 - 二人の子供の卒業式が同じ日にぶつかった ⇨ The graduation ceremonies of my two kids fell on the same day
 - 彼は子供をとても可愛がっている ⇨ He adores his children
 - 在外日本人子女 ⇨ Japanese children who live overseas
 - 彼はいつも子供のことをそっと見守っている ⇨ He is always quietly watching, looking out for, his kids
 - 彼は子供病院にお金を寄付した ⇨ He donated money to a children’s hospital
 - 私は子供の入院の手続きをした ⇨ I filled in the paperwork for my child to be admitted to the hospital
 - 私は子供が欲しい ⇨ I want a child
 - 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
 - うちの子供は体が丈夫だ ⇨ My kids have strong bodies, are very healthy
 - 十八世紀に刊行された本には当時のパリの様子が以下のように記述されている ⇨ In a book published in the 18th century, the way Paris was then is described as follows
 - 子供の目で見た世界 ⇨ The world seen through children’s eyes
 - 我が子が愛おしい ⇨ I find my children so lovely
 - どうもお腹の調子が悪い ⇨ I’m having a stomach problem