Moto 幼: Infancy; ChildhoodKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヨウ
- Kun'yomi
- おさな(い)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 80 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヨウ)
- 幼児ようじyoung child; toddler
- 幼稚園ようちえんkindergarten
- 乳幼児にゅうようじinfants; babies and very young children
- 幼少ようしょうinfancy; childhood
- 幼虫ようちゅうlarva; grub
- 幼女ようじょlittle girl
- 幼少期ようしょうき(early) childhood
- 幼年ようねんchildhood; infancy
- 幼年時代ようねんじだいchildhood
- 幼時ようじchildhood; infancy
- 幼生ようせいlarva; larvae
- 幼稚ようちinfancy
- 幼魚ようぎょfry (young fish)
- 長幼ちょうようyoung and old
- 乳幼児突然死症候群にゅうようじとつぜんししょうこうぐんsudden infant death syndrome; SIDS
- 幼体ようたいimmature form (of an organism); young animal
- 幼保園ようほえんcombined day-care center and kindergarten
- 幼児ポルノようじポルノchild pornography
- 幼児性愛者ようじせいあいしゃpedophile; paedophile
- 幼児教育ようじきょういくpreschool education; early childhood education
- 幼児期ようじきearly childhood
- 幼児期健忘ようじきけんぼうchildhood amnesia; infantile amnesia
- 幼児死亡率ようじしぼうりつinfant mortality rate
- 幼児殺しようじごろしinfanticide
- 幼児洗礼ようじせんれいinfant baptism; pedobaptism
- 幼児突然死症候群ようじとつぜんししょうこうぐんsudden infant death syndrome; SIDS
- 幼児虐待ようじぎゃくたいchild abuse
- 幼児虐殺ようじぎゃくさつMassacre of the Innocents; episode of infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament
- 幼児語ようじごbaby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants
- 幼児退行ようじたいこうinfantile regression
- 幼名ようめいchildhood name
- 幼君ようくんyoung lord or master
- 幼帝ようていyoung emperor
- 幼年期ようねんきchildhood; infancy
- 幼弱ようじゃくyoung and weak
- 幼形成熟ようけいせいじゅくneoteny
- 幼形進化ようけいしんかpaedomorphosis; pedomorphosis
- 幼根ようこんradicle
- 幼獣ようじゅうyoung animal (esp. mammal)
- 幼生器官ようせいきかんlarval organ
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 幼いおさないvery young; little
- 幼なじみおさななじみchildhood friend; friend from infancy
- 幼友達おさなともだちchildhood friend
- 幼子おさなごinfant; baby
- 幼いころおさないころwhen one was a very young child; very early in one's life
- 幼い頃おさないころwhen one was a very young child; very early in one's life
- 幼きおさなきvery young
- 幼びるおさなびるto appear childish
- 幼妻おさなづまvery young bride; child bride
- 幼姿おさなすがたchild's appearance; appearance when one was a child
- 幼心おさなごころchild's mind; child's heart
Other readings
- 幼いとyoung child (esp. a young girl)
- 幼けないおさないvery young; little
- 幼な妻おさなづまvery young bride; child bride
- 幼な子おさなごinfant; baby
- 幼様いとさんdaughter (of a good family)
- 幼気いたいけyoung and sweet; adorable
- 幼気ないいたいけないinnocent; helpless
- 幼気盛りいたいけざかりtender age
- 幼物語おさなものがたりstories from one's childhood
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