幼 — kanji meaning “infancy”
幼
infancy, childhood
- Meanings
- infancy, childhood
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi
- おさな.い
- Name readings
- うぶ、わか
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1227 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 52
- Chinese reading
- yòu — Chinese character page
Words with 幼
| 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 |
| 幼児 | ようじ youji | young child; toddler |
| 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 |
| 幼女 | ようじょ youjo | little girl |
| 乳幼児 | にゅうようじ nyuuyouji | babies and preschool children |
| 幼虫 | ようちゅう youchuu | larva; grub; maggot |
| 幼子 | おさなご osanago | infant; baby; little child |
| 幼年 | ようねん younen | childhood; infancy |
| 幼生 | ようせい yousei | larva; larvae |
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