子 - 1. child; offspring; one born of parents E.g.: 子息 (son), 妻子 (wife and children) 2. small; little E.g.: 子細 (details), 原子 (atom) 3. suffix added to names of things E.g.: 椅子 (chair), 扇子 (folding fan) 4. person E.g.: 才子 (talented person), 遊子 (traveler, wanderer) 5. man; male E.g.: 男子 (man, boy) 6. fourth rank of the five noble titles (duke, marquis, count, viscount, baron) E.g.: 子爵 (viscount) 7. honorific for an adult male, especially a person of status or distinguished learning E.g.: 君子 (gentleman), 孔子 (Confucius), 夫子 (master) 8. <i>Zi</i> (the first of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs (the Rat), direction: north, time: the period from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.) 9. seed; fruit; egg E.g.: 子房 (ovary), 種子 (seed)

子 (こ -こ ね) — child; offspring; one born of parents<br>E. small; little<br>E. suffix added to names of things<br>E. person<br>E. man; male<br>E. fourth rank of the five noble titles (duke, marquis, count, viscount, baron)<br>E. honorific for an adult male, especially a person of status or distinguished learning<br>E. <i>Zi</i> (the first of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs (the Rat), direction: north, time: the period from 11 p. seed; fruit; egg<br>E.