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幼

infancy
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingおさな.い
JōyōGrade 6
  1. very young
  2. little
  3. childish
  4. immature

Popular Usage

幼い

Radicals and components

Radical幺young
Components
How it's built
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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
幼魚ようぎょ
fry (young fish)
幼馴染おさななじみ
childhood friend
幼形進化ようけいしんか
paedomorphosis
幼馴染みおさななじみ
childhood friend
幼ななじみおさななじみ
childhood friend
幼な馴染みおさななじみ
childhood friend

Additional Examples

彼はまだ幼すぎて、厳しい訓練は彼のためにならない。
He is too young to benefit from firm discipline.tatoeba
彼はあまりにも幼いので学校に行けなかった。
He was too young to go to school.tatoeba
彼の論文は核家族における幼児虐待という問題に対処しようとするものである。
His paper confronts the question of child abuse in nuclear families.tatoeba
彼の不幸な幼年時代は彼の人生観に影響した。
His unhappy childhood affected his outlook on life.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

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