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JLPT N5 · People

子ども

こども

child

Stroke order of 子ども

3 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

子 · 3 strokesど · 4 strokesも · 3 strokes

Memory trick

子 looks like a baby wrapped in a blanket with arms stretched out wide.

Parts: 子 child (pictograph of a baby) + ども plural/kana ending

The characters in 子ども

  • ど ど — do (4 strokes)
  • も も — mo (3 strokes)

Example sentence

公園に子どもがたくさんいます。

こうえんにこどもがたくさんいます。

There are many children in the park.

Words with 子

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