児 — kanji meaning “newborn babe”
児
newborn babe, child, young of animals
- Meanings
- newborn babe, child, young of animals
- On'yomi
- ジ (ji)、ニ (ni)、ゲイ (gei)
- Kun'yomi
- こ、-こ、-っこ
- Name readings
- る
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #679 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 10
- Chinese reading
- ér
Words with 児
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 児童 | じどう jidou | children; juvenile |
| 幼児 | ようじ youji | young child; toddler |
| 育児 | いくじ ikuji | childcare; child-rearing; nursing |
| 小児科 | しょうにか shounika | pediatrics |
| 乳児 | にゅうじ nyuuji | infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby |
| 小児 | しょうに shouni | young child; infant |
| 孤児 | こじ koji | orphan |
| 女児 | じょじ joji | girl; baby girl |
| 男児 | だんじ danji | boy; son |
| 胎児 | たいじ taiji | fetus; foetus; embryo |
| 園児 | えんじ enji | kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler |
| 乳幼児 | にゅうようじ nyuuyouji | babies and preschool children |
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