子 — child, sign of the rat

子
Meaning
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
On reading
シshiスsuツtsu
Kun reading
こkoねne
Strokes
3
Learned in
Grade 1 of elementary school in Japan

子 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 子 for the sound “ko” (こ).

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