Last Updated
：2026/01/08
子
Hiragana
こ
Suffix
morpheme
rare
Japanese Meaning
女性の人名などにつけて，親しみや小ささを表す接尾語。例：恵子，花子。 / 子供や若者を示す接尾語。例：迷子，若子。 / ある性質・属性を持つ人を表す接尾語。例：親分子。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おんなのひとのなまえのさいごにつくこ。まれにおとこのなまえにもつく。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日语女性人名的后缀 / （罕）日语男性人名的后缀
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（日語）女性人名常用的接尾詞「-子」 / （罕）男性人名的接尾詞「-子」
Korean Meaning
일본어에서 여성의 이름에 붙는 접미사 ‘-코’ / (드물게) 남성의 이름에 붙는 접미사
Indonesian
akhiran “-ko” pada nama perempuan Jepang / (jarang) akhiran pada nama laki-laki Jepang
Vietnamese Meaning
hậu tố dùng trong tên nữ Nhật Bản (thường là -子, nghĩa “con”) / (hiếm) hậu tố dùng trong tên nam Nhật Bản
Tagalog Meaning
hulaping -ko sa mga pangalang pambabae sa Hapon / (bihira) hulaping -ko sa mga pangalang panlalaki
Sense（1）
suffix used in female given names, such as 智子 (Tomoko), 英子 (Eiko), 秀子 (Hideko), 美奈子 (Minako)
Sense（2）
(rare) suffix used in male given names
Sense（3）
an object having a particular state or property (sometimes diminutive)
Sense（4）
roe (only when preceded by a fish name, or fish-related prefix)
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
suffix used in female given names, such as 智子 (Tomoko), 英子 (Eiko), 秀子 (Hideko), 美奈子 (Minako) / (rare) suffix used in male given names
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子
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Her name is Yumiko.
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彼女の名前は美子です。
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