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子こ

child

Noun

蛙かわずの子こは蛙かわず。

Like father, like son.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: tatoerique · French : TRANG

Parts of speech

Noun · Noun used as a suffix

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

English dictionary meanings

child
kid
teenager
youngster
young (non-adult) person
(one's) child
offspring
young woman
young (animal)
offshoot
interest
new share
player who is not a dealer
young geisha
young prostitute
bird egg
-er (often of young women)

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