Word details

幼少

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 幼少.

Dictionary

Entry

幼少うしょう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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

infancy, childhood

5 strokesFrequency 1,227JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ヨウ

Kun

おさな.い

Nanori

うぶわか

few, little

4 strokesFrequency 287JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショウ

Kun

すく.ないすこ.し

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