# 子 — Child

Frequency rank 22 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 二 (Two), less common than 間 (Interval).

- On’yomi: し、す
- Kun’yomi: こ
- Radical: 子 Child (Kangxi 39)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 3

A small head rises from a bundled body in a supermarket cart, one arm sticking out of the blankets.

In words:

- 子 こ — child
- 子供 こども — child
- 帽子 ぼうし — hat

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