幼

infant; infancy; childhood

5 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 1227.

Readings

• ヨウ (on reading): 幼少期 (ようしょうき) (early) childhood; 幼稚園 (ようちえん) kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school)
• おさない (kun reading): 幼い (おさない) very young; 幼なじみ (おさななじみ) childhood friend

Components

• 幺
• 力
• 力 radical power
• 幺 radical short thread

Kanji containing 幼

• 拗 crooked
• 窈 quiet
• 黝 black

Words using 幼

• 幼少期 (ようしょうき) (early) childhood
• 幼稚園 (ようちえん) kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school)
• 幼少 (ようしょう) infancy
• 幼児 (ようじ) young child
• 幼女 (ようじょ) little girl
• 幼い (おさない) very young
• 幼なじみ (おさななじみ) childhood friend
• 幼子 (おさなご) infant
• 幼妻 (おさなづま) very young bride
• 幼心 (おさなごころ) child's mind

82 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists