児
こ
子
[ko]
Meanings
1.NounSuffix
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
2.NounSuffix
(one's) child; offspring
3.NounSuffix
young woman
4.NounSuffix
young (animal)
5.Noun
offshoot
6.Noun
interest
7.Noun
《finance》new share
Less common meanings (3)
8.NounJargon
《card games; mahjong》player who is not a dealer
9.NounHistoricalNSFW
young geisha; young prostitute
10.NounSuffixSlang
-er (often of young women)
Related Words
Examples
幼い児が母親の手を握っている。
A young child is holding the mother's hand.
児は元気に外で遊んでいた。
The child was energetically playing outside.
三人の児を育てるのは大変だ。
Raising three children is hard work.