赤子

あかご

Also written 赤児

Meanings

1. Noun baby; infant See also: 赤ちゃん (あかちゃん).

Kanji

• 赤 red. Read as あか.
• 子 child. Read as こ.

Example sentences

• そんな事は、彼にとっては赤子の手を捻るようなものだ。
  For him, that will be like taking candy from a baby.
• 彼は赤子同然だ。
  He is no better than a baby.
• 彼をやり込めるくらい、赤子の手を捻るより簡単だよ。
  Cornering him in an argument is easy—like taking candy from a baby.

Words containing 赤子

• 赤子の手をひねる (あかごのてをひねる) to take candy from a baby
• 赤子の腕をひねる (あかごのうでをねじる) to take candy from a baby

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