子供（こども）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: child
Example sentences
- 公園で子供たちが元気に遊んでいる。 — The children are playing energetically in the park.
- 子供のころ、よくここで遊んだ。 — I used to play here often when I was a child.
Idioms & proverbs containing “子供”
- 子供は親の鏡 (こどもはおやのかがみ) — children are a reflection of their parents
- 子供は風の子 (こどもはかぜのこ) — children are oblivious to the cold; children are children of the wind
- 子供騒げば雨が降る (こどもさわげばあめがふる) — if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain
- 子供の喧嘩に親が出る (こどものけんかにおやがでる) — when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs
- 子供は親の背中を見て育つ (こどもはおやのせなかをみてそだつ) — children grow up watching their parents
- 子供は３歳までに一生分の親孝行をする (こどもはさんさいまでにいっしょうぶんのおやこうこうをする) — children pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “子供” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)