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Child
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingジ、ニ
Kun readingこ
JōyōGrade 4Level 28
  1. kid
  2. teenager
  3. youngster
  4. young (non-adult) person

Popular Usage

育児児童

Radicals and components

Radical儿legs
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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olden times · stick (丨) · sun (日) · day (日) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 62

Compound words

育児いくじ
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
児童じどう
children; juvenile
遺児いじ
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
園児えんじ
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
孤児こじ
orphan; person without friends
女児じょじ
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
小児しょうに
young child; infant
胎児たいじ
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
乳児にゅうじ
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
幼児ようじ
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
男児だんじ
boy; son; man
孤児院こじいん
orphanage
小児科しょうにか
pediatrics
双生児そうせいじ
twins
託児所たくじしょ
creche; day nursery; day-care center
乳幼児にゅうようじ
babies and preschool children
未熟児みじゅくじ
premature baby
新生児しんせいじ
newborn baby
小児病しょうにびょう
childhood diseases
産児制限さんじせいげん
birth control
愛児あいじ
beloved child
嬰児えいじ
infant
蚕児さんじ
silkworm
児孫じそん
children and grandchildren

On Reading Examples

彼は幼児虐待で罰せられた。ようじ
He was punished for child abuse.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は五歳の時に小児麻痺にかかった。
He was struck with polio when he was five.tatoeba
彼は孤児院にその包みを配達した。
He delivered the package to the orphanage.tatoeba
日本での欠食児童
Poorly-fed Children in Japanwiki
京都府京都児童相談所
Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Child Consultation Officewiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Child. 旧 (a head with an open fontanelle) + 儿 (legs) — an infant. 児童 — child.

Practice Writing

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