Illustration: In a home kitchen, a young child stands on a stable step stool beside an adult preparing rice balls. The child's short arms barely reach the work surface, and both small hands concentrate on shaping one oversized, uneven rice ball.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

子こ供ども

kodomo

child, children

Example sentences

  1. あなたには何人なんにん子供こどもがいますか。

    How many children do you have?

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  2. 子供こどもは私わたしの宝たからです。

    My children are my treasures.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれはほんの子供こどもだ。

    He is a mere child.

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Kanji in 子供

  • 子childOnシ・ス・ツKunこ・ね
  • 供submit; offerOnキョウ・ク・クウKunそなえる・とも

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