JLPT N4 · Noun

赤ん坊 (akanbou)

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう, akanbou) is a Japanese noun meaning “baby; infant”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あかんぼう
Romaji: akanbou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

baby; infant · noun

Example sentences

うちの赤ん坊は口をきくようになってきました。

Our baby is learning to speak.

Tatoeba #228187

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

Kanji in 赤ん坊

赤

redセキ・シャク・あか・あか- · 7 strokes

坊

boy, priest's residence, priestボウ・ボッ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 赤ん坊.

赤あかred赤いあかいred赤ちゃんあかちゃんbaby真っ赤まっかbright red赤道せきどうequator赤字あかじ(being in) the red赤らむあからむto become red寝坊ねぼうsleeping in late朝寝坊あさねぼうsleeping late in the morning坊さんぼうさんBuddhist priest坊っちゃんぼっちゃん(another's) son坊やぼうやboy

Source: JMdict entry 1383310 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.