Question

幼 おさな.い infancy, childhood 2 1227 5 52 いとがしら・よう 象形 Pictographic In its infancy, a butterfly is protected by a cocoon, as it doesn´t yet have any power of its own.

Accepted Answer

ヨウ うぶ, わか 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 6 幺: short thread radical (no. 52)力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 幺 3 (none) infancy 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.

Kanji	幼
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	幺
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.

Infancy Childish 幼 ヨウ おさな.い うぶ わか Childhood

Infancy Childish 幼ヨウおさな.いうぶわか Childhood