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Infancy Childish 幼 ヨウ おさな.い うぶ わか Childhood

Kanji
Onyomi ヨウ
Kunyomi おさな.い
Nanori うぶ, わか
English infancy, childhood
Examples 幼児(ようじ): infant; baby; child
幼稚園(ようちえん): kindergarten
幼稚(ようち): infancy; childish; infantile
幼い(おさない): (1) very young (2) childish; immature
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 6
Frequency 1227
Components 幺: short thread radical (no. 52)
力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert
Number of Strokes 5
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 52
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading いとがしら・よう
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 象形 Pictographic
Keyword infancy
Koohii Story 1 In its infancy, a butterfly is protected by a cocoon, as it doesn´t yet have any power of its own.
Koohii Story 2 During their infancy, children are often wrapped up tight like a cocoon (i.e. in those Snugli carriers) and supported by the muscle of their parents.

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade6, kanjifreq1001-1500

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