child

Japanese: child
child

… Words meaning children are said to be roughly divided into two categories, one of which means offspring, and the other describes the characteristics of children. For example, the English word "child" is an example of the former, while "infant" is an example of the latter. In Japan, "ko" includes the meaning of bird or fish eggs, and also means "small," so it is thought to function today as a word that includes both of these meanings. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "child" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 子どもを意味する言葉には,大別して二つの系統があるとされているが,その一つは子孫を意味するもの,他は子どもの特色を形容するものである。たとえば英語のchildは前者の例であり,infantは後者の例とされている。日本の場合〈子〉には鳥や魚の卵の意が含まれていて,同時に〈小〉の意味でもあるから,この両面を併せ含む言葉として現在は機能していると考えられる。…

※「child」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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