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幼

infancy
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingおさな.い
JōyōGrade 6

Popular Usage

幼い

Radicals and components

Radical幺youngComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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cocoon · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1478

Compound words

幼いおさない
very young; little; childish; immature
幼子おさなご
infant; baby; little child
幼児ようじ
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
幼少ようしょう
infancy; childhood; tender age
幼稚ようち
infancy; childish; infantile; immature; primitive
幼虫ようちゅう
larva; grub; maggot
乳幼児にゅうようじ
babies and preschool children
幼稚園ようちえん
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
幼少期ようしょうき
(early) childhood
幼なじみおさななじみ
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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