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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)
幼友達 おさなともだち

childhood friend

幼児教育 ようじきょういく

preschool education

幼齢 ようれい

childhood

幼君 ようくん

young lord or master

幼童 ようどう

little child

幼年時代 ようねんじだい

childhood

幼芽 ようが

(wheat) germ

幼生器官 ようせいきかん

larval organ

幼児期 ようじき

early childhood

幼顔 おさながお

baby's face

幼年期 ようねんき

childhood

幼弱 ようじゃく

young and weak

老幼 ろうよう

(the) old and young

幼児殺し ようじごろし

infanticide

幼妻 おさなづま

very young bride

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

幼児死亡率 ようじしぼうりつ

infant mortality rate

幼児虐殺 ようじぎゃくさつ

Massacre of the Innocents (infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament)

幼気ない いたいけない

innocent

乳幼児 にゅうようじ

babies and preschool children

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