Japanese

<p>
	In this lesson we will build on the family vocabulary we learned previously so that we can ask questions or talk about our own or someone else's children.
	The Japanese word for <strong>child</strong> or <strong>children</strong> is <strong><ruby>子ko供domo</ruby></strong>.
	However, when referring to the children of someone that is not a familial relation, the polite <strong>お<ruby>子ko</ruby>さん</strong> is used instead. 
</p>

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			<th>English</th>
			<th>Plain Japanese</th>
			<th>Polite Japanese</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Child/children</td>
			<td><ruby>子ko供domo</ruby></td>
			<td>お<ruby>子ko</ruby>さん</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Daughter</td>
			<td><ruby>娘musume</ruby></td>
			<td><ruby>娘musume</ruby>さん</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Son</td>
			<td><ruby>息musu子ko</ruby></td>
			<td><ruby>息musu子ko</ruby>さん</td>
		</tr>
		
	</tbody>
</table>

<p>
	Below we have included some sample sentences that should be useful in situations when children are being discussed.
</p>

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Children

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

okosan ha nansai desu ka?

Breakdown of okosan ha nansai desu ka?