幼 – infancy, childhood

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The kanji 幼 means infancy, childhood. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヨウ (you); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おさな.い (osanai). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 幺 (no. 52).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヨウ	you
Kun’yomi	おさな.い	osanai

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: 幺 (Kangxi radical 52). Components: 力・幺.

Words using 幼

幼いおさないvery young幼児ようじyoung child幼稚ようちinfancy幼稚園ようちえんkindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school)

Example sentences

その幼い少年は父親の両肩の上に乗っていた。

The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.

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彼の考えはとても幼い。

His way of thinking is very childish.

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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

幾幽

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