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幼
JLPT N2 SL6 5 strokes Frequency: #1227

Meanings

Infancy, Childhood

Radicals

幺

Decomposition

⿰幺力

Etymology

Ideographic: One with little 幺 strength 力; 幺 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
2 curve top-to-bottom
3 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
4 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
5 diagonal top-to-bottom
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ヨウ you
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
おさな osana

Words Using This Kanji

82 words total
Other (20 words)
幼時 ようじ

childhood

幼生 ようせい

larva

幼形進化 ようけいしんか

paedomorphosis

幼子 おさなご

infant

幼若 ようじゃく

juvenile

幼稚 ようち

infancy

幼い おさない

very young

幼児 ようじ

young child

幼女 ようじょ

little girl

幼稚園 ようちえん

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school)

幼なじみ おさななじみ

childhood friend

幼児ポルノ ようじポルノ

child pornography

幼少 ようしょう

infancy

幼虫 ようちゅう

larva

幼魚 ようぎょ

fry (young fish)

幼児語 ようじご

baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train)

幼心 おさなごころ

child's mind

幼年 ようねん

childhood

長幼 ちょうよう

young and old

乳幼児 にゅうようじ

babies and preschool children

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