Japanese symbol for “toddler”
幼児
ようじ
Romaji: youji
young child; toddler
In Japanese, toddler is 幼児, read ようじ (youji).
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Meanings
- n young child; toddler
- n child over 1 but not yet of school age (law)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “toddler”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| トドラー | トドラー todoraa | toddler |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん youchien | kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool |
| 幼なじみ | おさななじみ osananajimi | childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate |
| 幼い | おさない osanai | very young; little |
| 幼少 | ようしょう youshou | infancy; childhood; tender age |
| 幼稚 | ようち youchi | infancy |
| 児童 | じどう jidou | children; juvenile |
| 育児 | いくじ ikuji | childcare; child-rearing; nursing |
| 小児科 | しょうにか shounika | pediatrics |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.