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児
児
7 strokes
Frequency: 679
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

newborn babe
child
young of animals

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジ
ニ
ゲイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こ
-こ
-っこ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
る

Common Words

子
児
こ
Freq #207
1

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person

Examples
その子は母親に甘えた。
The child played the baby to his mother.
2

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

(one's) child; offspring

3

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Also 娘

young woman

Examples
ふふっ・・・その子、人間じゃないの。ロボットなのよ。ア・ン・ド・ロ・イ・ド。
Ha-ha ... She isn't human. She's a robot; A-n-d-r-o-i-d.
4

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

young (animal)

Examples
鯨は哺乳動物である。言い換えれば子に乳を与える。
A whale is a mammal; in other words it feeds milk to its young.
5

Common noun

offshoot

6

Common noun

interest

7

Abbreviation; Common noun; Finance

new share

8

Common noun; Card games; Mahjong

player who is not a dealer

9

Common noun; Also 姑

young geisha; young prostitute

10

Archaic; Common noun

bird egg

11

Noun, used as a suffix; After a noun or -masu stem

-er (often of young women)

Examples
彼はきっすいのロンドン子です。
He's a genuine Londoner.
いい子
良い子
いいこ
よいこ (良い子)
Expression
Noun
Freq #3984
1

good boy; good girl

Examples
留守中いい子でいるんですよ。
Behave yourself during my absence.
赤子
赤児
あかご
Noun
Freq #9364
1

baby

迷子
まいご
Noun
Freq #9369
1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

Examples
迷子の女の子はすすり泣きしながら名前を言っていた。
The stray girl sobbed her name.
孤児院
こじいん
Noun
Freq #10062
1

orphanage

Examples
彼は孤児院にその包みを配達した。
He delivered the package to the orphanage.
幼児
ようじ
Noun
Freq #10823
1

young child; toddler

2

Law

child over 1 but not yet of school age

孤児
孤
こじ (孤児)
《 みなしご 》
みなし子
Noun
Freq #10828
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

orphan

Examples
人々はその孤児を哀れんだ。
People took pity on the orphan.
2

こじ only

person without friends

児
じ
Freq #11283
1

Noun, used as a suffix; Common noun

child; boy

2

Archaic; Pronoun; Used by children to their parents, etc.

I; me

幼子
幼な子
幼児
おさなご
Noun
Freq #13422
1

infant; baby; little child

Examples
彼は幼児虐待で罰せられた。
He was punished for child abuse.
児童
じどう
Noun
Freq #14629
1

children; juvenile

Examples
その学校の児童はみんなその新しい先生になついた。
Every child in the school took to the new teacher.
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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

newborn babe

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

儿 human legs
丨 stick
日 day
日 sun
旧 olden times

Mnemonic Stories

In the olden times, coming out human legs first often spelled disaster for the newborn babe.

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