JLPT N2 · 5 strokes
Kanji 幼: "infancy, childhood"
The kanji 幼 means "infancy, childhood". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ヨウ in on'yomi and おさな.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おさな.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | infancy, childhood |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1227 of 2,501 |
Common words with 幼
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 幼いvery young; little · childish; immature
- 幼い頃dans l'enfance, quand on était petit
- 幼なじみchildhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
- 幼女little girl
- 幼稚園kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
- 幼児young child; toddler · child over 1 but not yet of school age
- 幼少infancy; childhood; tender age
- 幼子infant; baby; little child
- 幼稚infancy · childish; infantile; immature; primitive
- 幼少期(early) childhood
- 幼気young and sweet; adorable; cute; tender · pitiful; touching; pathetic; helpless
- 幼稚園児kindergartener; preschooler
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