JLPT N2 · Noun

幼児 (youji)

幼児 (ようじ, youji) is a Japanese noun meaning “young child; toddler”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようじ
Romaji: youji
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

young child; toddler · noun
child over 1 but not yet of school age · noun

Example sentences

彼は幼児虐待で罰せられた。

He was punished for child abuse.

Tatoeba #99190

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 幼児

幼

infancy, childhoodヨウ・おさな.い · 5 strokes

児

newborn babe, child, young of animalsジ・ニ・こ・-こ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 幼児.

幼いおさないvery young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)児童じどうchildren育児いくじchildcare孤児こじorphan小児科しょうにかpediatrics

Source: JMdict entry 1545160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.