JLPT N2 · Noun

幼稚園 (youchien)

幼稚園 (ようちえん, youchien) is a Japanese noun meaning “kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようちえん
Romaji: youchien
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool · noun

Example sentences

それにしても、幼稚園というところは、季節の行事にとても敏感です。

Even so, kindergartens are sensitive to seasonal events.

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

Kanji in 幼稚園

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

immature, youngチ・ジ・いとけない・おさない · 13 strokes

park, garden, yardエン・その · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 幼稚園.

幼いおさないvery young幼児ようじyoung child幼稚ようちinfancy公園こうえん(public) park動物園どうぶつえんzoo園えんgarden園芸えんげいhorticulture遊園地ゆうえんちamusement park田園でんえんthe country

Source: JMdict entry 1545260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.