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男の子

おとこのこ

boy

Mnemonic

The same man at work as 男, with の子 on the end to make the small version. Oh, toe おとこ, no の, ko こ, and he is already copying the limp: おとこのこ.

Built from

man
田 field + 力 power
child
A swaddled infant with its arms out, in three strokes.

Words sharing these kanji

man, male male, man boy, young man child, kid appearance, state girl child, kid son prince chair condition, state of health woman, girl

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