子供

子供

こども

Child; children

N5noun·kodomo

How to remember it

子 (child) + 供 (companion) — a child is a little companion beside you.

Example sentences

  • 子供が公園で遊んでいます。

    こどもがこうえんであそんでいます。

    The children are playing in the park.

  • 子供の時、日本に住んでいました。

    こどものとき、にほんにすんでいました。

    I lived in Japan when I was a child.

Usage

Same word for one or many children; also commonly written 子ども.

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