What does 子 (ko | こ) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

老人はその子を保護してやった。
rōjin wa sono ko o hogo shi te yatta.
The old man gave the child shelter.

新聞紙を広げて亡子に覆いかぶせた。
### - shinbunshi o hiroge te 亡子 ni ōi kabuse ta.
He opened a newspaper and covered the dead child.

よい子になるには早寝早起きするコトです。
yoi ko ni naru ni wa hayane hayaoki suru koto desu.
To be a good child, you need to go to bed and get up early.

三つ子の魂百までとは本当によく言ったものだ。
mitsugo no tamachī hyaku made to wa hontōni yoku itta mono da.
'The child is father to the man' is certainly well said.

両親は子どもを叱らないわけにはいかなかった。
ryōshin wa kodomo o shikara nai wake ni wa ika nakatta.
The parents could not help scolding their little child.

話すことを学んでいる子どもは学ぶわけではない。
hanasu koto o manan de iru kodomo wa manabu wake de wa nai.
It isn't as if a child learning to talk studies.

お子さんが車をおりたらすぐに車を出してください。
okosan ga kuruma o ori tara sugu ni kuruma o dashi te kudasai.
Please drive off as soon as your child has left the car.

彼女は嫌がる子供を宥め賺して歯医者に連れて行った。
kanojo wa iyagaru kodomo o nadame sukashi te haisha ni tsure te itta.
She coaxed and wheedled her unwilling child into going to the dentist with her.

「あれ？恵子は？」「今日は三者面談だから遅れるって」.
' are? keiko wa? ' ' kyō wa san sha mendan da kara okureru tte '
"Eh? Where's Keiko?" "Said she's got a parent and child meeting so she'll be late." | "Oh? Where's Keiko?" "She said that she has a teacher, parent and child meeting so she'll be late.".

隣の子供が友達に、新品の自転車を見せびらかしていた。
tonari no kodomo ga tomodachi ni, shinpin no jitensha o misebirakashi te i ta.
The child next door was showing off his brand new bicycle to his friends.

机の上に写真立てに入った子どもの写真と結婚式の写真があった。
tsukue no ue ni shashin date ni haitta kodomo no shashin to kekkonshiki no shashin ga atta.
There were framed pictures of a child and a wedding on top of the desk.

こう見えて、子供の頃はケーキを二ホール平らげた伝説を持っている。
kō mie te, kodomo no koro wa kēki o ni hōru tairage ta densetsu o motte iru.
You couldn't tell it by looking, but she has the legendary tale of having eaten two whole cakes when a child.

新婚なのに子供？そう・・・息子は父親の連れ子。彼はバツイチというわけだ。
shinkon na noni kodomo? sō . . . musuko wa chichioya no tsureko. kare wa batsuichi toyū wake da.
Newly weds but with a child? Yes, that's right - the son is from the father's former marriage. He's been divorced once.

あの亜弓って子、まだ１３歳だけど５つのときから子役として映画や舞台に出演。
ano ayumi tte ko, mada ichi san sai da kedo itsutsu no toki kara koyaku toshite eiga ya butai ni jutsuen.
That 'Ayumi' kid, only 13 but has performed in movies and theatres as a child actor since she was five.

フロイトは、親子間の愛憎関係をエディプス・コンプレックスとして展開しました。
furoito wa, oyako kan no aizō kankei o edipusu.konpurekkusu toshite tenkai shi mashi ta.
Freud developed the love-hate relationship between parents and child as the Oedipus complex.

子どもを甘やかして育てたことで、ステラは後に自ら災いを招くことになってしまった。
kodomo o amayakashi te sodate ta koto de, sutera wa go ni mizukara wazawai o maneku koto ni natte shimatta.
In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.

仮性近視というのは知ってましたが、まさか自分の子供が仮性近視になるなんて思ってませんでした。
kasei kinshi toyū no wa shitte mashi ta ga, masaka jibun no kodomo ga kasei kinshi ni naru nante omotte masen deshi ta.
I've heard of pseudomyopia, but I never thought my own child would come to have it.

お宮参りで訪れた大西幸治さん(40)、由希恵さん(34)夫妻は「子どもが健やかに育つことを祈りました」と話していた。
o miyamairi de otozure ta ōnishi kōji san ( 40 ), yuki megumi san ( 34 ) fusai wa ' kodomo ga sukoyaka ni sodatsu koto o inori mashi ta ' to hanashi te i ta.
The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily.".

この頃、親たちは子供たちを以前よりもっと大人として扱い、子供には自分で人生上の選択をする自由が今まで以上に与えられている。
kono koro, oya tachi wa kodomo tachi o izen yori motto otona toshite atsukai, kodomo ni wa jibun de jinsei jō no sentaku o suru jiyū ga ima made ijō ni atae rare te iru.
Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life.

	The Japanese word
	子
	is pronounced
	ko \| こ
	means
	child

	Examples:
	老人はその子を保護してやった。 rōjin wa sono ko o hogo shi te yatta. The old man gave the child shelter.
	新聞紙を広げて亡子に覆いかぶせた。 ### - shinbunshi o hiroge te 亡子 ni ōi kabuse ta. He opened a newspaper and covered the dead child.
	よい子になるには早寝早起きするコトです。 yoi ko ni naru ni wa hayane hayaoki suru koto desu. To be a good child, you need to go to bed and get up early.
	三つ子の魂百までとは本当によく言ったものだ。 mitsugo no tamachī hyaku made to wa hontōni yoku itta mono da. 'The child is father to the man' is certainly well said.
	両親は子どもを叱らないわけにはいかなかった。 ryōshin wa kodomo o shikara nai wake ni wa ika nakatta. The parents could not help scolding their little child.
	話すことを学んでいる子どもは学ぶわけではない。 hanasu koto o manan de iru kodomo wa manabu wake de wa nai. It isn't as if a child learning to talk studies.
	お子さんが車をおりたらすぐに車を出してください。 okosan ga kuruma o ori tara sugu ni kuruma o dashi te kudasai. Please drive off as soon as your child has left the car.
	彼女は嫌がる子供を宥め賺して歯医者に連れて行った。 kanojo wa iyagaru kodomo o nadame sukashi te haisha ni tsure te itta. She coaxed and wheedled her unwilling child into going to the dentist with her.
	「あれ？恵子は？」「今日は三者面談だから遅れるって」. ' are? keiko wa? ' ' kyō wa san sha mendan da kara okureru tte ' "Eh? Where's Keiko?" "Said she's got a parent and child meeting so she'll be late." \| "Oh? Where's Keiko?" "She said that she has a teacher, parent and child meeting so she'll be late.".
	隣の子供が友達に、新品の自転車を見せびらかしていた。 tonari no kodomo ga tomodachi ni, shinpin no jitensha o misebirakashi te i ta. The child next door was showing off his brand new bicycle to his friends.
	机の上に写真立てに入った子どもの写真と結婚式の写真があった。 tsukue no ue ni shashin date ni haitta kodomo no shashin to kekkonshiki no shashin ga atta. There were framed pictures of a child and a wedding on top of the desk.
	こう見えて、子供の頃はケーキを二ホール平らげた伝説を持っている。 kō mie te, kodomo no koro wa kēki o ni hōru tairage ta densetsu o motte iru. You couldn't tell it by looking, but she has the legendary tale of having eaten two whole cakes when a child.
	新婚なのに子供？そう・・・息子は父親の連れ子。彼はバツイチというわけだ。 shinkon na noni kodomo? sō . . . musuko wa chichioya no tsureko. kare wa batsuichi toyū wake da. Newly weds but with a child? Yes, that's right - the son is from the father's former marriage. He's been divorced once.
	あの亜弓って子、まだ１３歳だけど５つのときから子役として映画や舞台に出演。 ano ayumi tte ko, mada ichi san sai da kedo itsutsu no toki kara koyaku toshite eiga ya butai ni jutsuen. That 'Ayumi' kid, only 13 but has performed in movies and theatres as a child actor since she was five.
	フロイトは、親子間の愛憎関係をエディプス・コンプレックスとして展開しました。 furoito wa, oyako kan no aizō kankei o edipusu.konpurekkusu toshite tenkai shi mashi ta. Freud developed the love-hate relationship between parents and child as the Oedipus complex.
	子どもを甘やかして育てたことで、ステラは後に自ら災いを招くことになってしまった。 kodomo o amayakashi te sodate ta koto de, sutera wa go ni mizukara wazawai o maneku koto ni natte shimatta. In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.
	仮性近視というのは知ってましたが、まさか自分の子供が仮性近視になるなんて思ってませんでした。 kasei kinshi toyū no wa shitte mashi ta ga, masaka jibun no kodomo ga kasei kinshi ni naru nante omotte masen deshi ta. I've heard of pseudomyopia, but I never thought my own child would come to have it.
	お宮参りで訪れた大西幸治さん(40)、由希恵さん(34)夫妻は「子どもが健やかに育つことを祈りました」と話していた。 o miyamairi de otozure ta ōnishi kōji san ( 40 ), yuki megumi san ( 34 ) fusai wa ' kodomo ga sukoyaka ni sodatsu koto o inori mashi ta ' to hanashi te i ta. The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily.".
	この頃、親たちは子供たちを以前よりもっと大人として扱い、子供には自分で人生上の選択をする自由が今まで以上に与えられている。 kono koro, oya tachi wa kodomo tachi o izen yori motto otona toshite atsukai, kodomo ni wa jibun de jinsei jō no sentaku o suru jiyū ga ima made ijō ni atae rare te iru. Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org