児 – newborn babe, child, young of animals

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The kanji 児 means newborn babe, child, young of animals. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジ、ニ、ゲイ (ji, ni, gei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is こ、-こ、-っこ (ko, ko, kko). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 儿 (no. 10).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジ	ji
On’yomi	ニ	ni
On’yomi	ゲイ	gei
Kun’yomi	こ	ko
Kun’yomi	-こ	ko
Kun’yomi	-っこ	kko

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 儿 (Kangxi radical 10). Components: ｜・日・儿.

Words using 児

児童じどうchildren育児いくじchildcare幼児ようじyoung child孤児こじorphan小児科しょうにかpediatrics

Example sentences

その学校の児童はみんなその新しい先生になついた。

Every child in the school took to the new teacher.

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ほんの一握りの男性しか育児休暇を取りたがらない。

Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.

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彼は幼児虐待で罰せられた。

He was punished for child abuse.

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Kanji with the same radical

党先元光充免兆兄克兎

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