幼
幼

infancy, childhood

5 strokesFrequency 1,227JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ヨウ

Kun

おさな.い

Nanori

うぶわか

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Common Words

幼いおさない～い Adj.Freq #1918
1

very young; little

Examples
その幼い少年は父親の両肩の上に乗っていた。
The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.
2

childish; immature

幼い頃幼いころおさないころExpressionFreq #4710
1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

幼なじみ幼馴染幼馴染みおさななじみおさなじみNounFreq #8591
1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

Examples
幼なじみが春から大阪の大学に行くらしい。
Apparently an old friend of mine is going to a university in Osaka in Spring.
幼女ようじょNounFreq #9848
1

little girl

Examples
私はまるで幼女のように大声で叫びたい気持ちだった。
I feel like crying out loud as if I were a little girl.
幼稚園ようちえんNounFreq #10350
1

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

Examples
それにしても、幼稚園というところは、季節の行事にとても敏感です。
Even so, kindergartens are sensitive to seasonal events.
幼児ようじNounFreq #10823
1

young child; toddler

2

Law

child over 1 but not yet of school age

幼少ようしょうNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #12977
1

infancy; childhood; tender age

Examples
彼のマナーが悪いのは幼少時代のしつけが足りなかったせいだと彼らは考えた。
They attributed his bad manners to lack of training in childhood.
幼子幼な子幼児おさなごNounFreq #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.
幼稚ようちNounFreq #14616
1

infancy

2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

childish; infantile; immature; primitive

Examples
幼稚な説得とは、人をしつこく唆すことだ。
Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.
幼少期ようしょうきNounFreq #15258
1

(early) childhood

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