和英辞書

子

ひらがな

こ

noun

a child / (figuratively) a girl, especially a dear or desired one (compare use of English baby, babe) / a smaller or younger version of a bigger object

その子は公園で遊んでいました。

The child was playing in the park.

意味（1）

a child

ここまで戦(たたか)ってきたのに…まんまと封(ふう)印(いん)されちまって手(て)も足(あし)も出(で)ないなんて…何(なに)が…ハルトムートの子(こ)だ…何(なに)が竜(りゅう)の子(こ)だ‼

Koko made tatakatte kita no ni… manmato fūin sarechimatte te mo ashi mo denai nan te… Nani ga… Harutomūto no ko da… Nani ga ryū no ko da‼I’ve fought my way to this point… only to end up being sealed, unable to move at all… So what… if I’m Hartmut’s son… So what if I’m a dragon child!?

意味（2）

a smaller or younger version of a bigger object

c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 7, poem 1266)

ōbune o arumi ni kogi de ya fune take waga mishi kora ga mami wa shirushi moRowing the big boat into the rough seas, putting our backs into it, the looks of those girls I saw are clear [in my mind]

意味（3）

(hanafuda, card games, by extension, board games, gambling) person who is dealt cards

木の子 (ki no ko): tree + child/little one → 茸 (kinoko, “mushroom”)

意味（4）

(figuratively) a girl, especially a dear or desired one (compare use of English baby, babe)