子 — child

Grade 1 kanji · 3 strokes · on'yomi shi · kun'yomi ko.

A baby with arms stretched out — top strokes are arms, bottom is the swaddled body.

Example words

• 子 — ko — child
• 子供 — kodomo — children

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