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    3. 幼

    幼

    幼おさな.い

    infancy

    N2KMT8Freq #1227Family & RelationshipsKanji5 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    おさな.い

    On'yomi

    ヨウ

    Nanori

    うぶわか

    infancychildhood

    幺力

    幺
    力

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    幻拗窈黝幺功肋仂幻幺

    Concepts using this kanji

    幼児

    young child

    幼稚園

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

    乳幼児

    babies and preschool children

    幼少

    infancy

    幼虫

    larva

    幼女

    little girl

    幼少期

    (early) childhood

    幼なじみ

    childhood friend

    幼年

    childhood

    幼時

    childhood

    幼稚

    infancy

    幼子

    infant

    幼保一元

    administrative unification of day-care centers and kindergartens

    幼年期

    childhood

    幼少時

    childhood

    幼体

    immature form (of an organism)

    幼者

    young child

    幼心

    child's mind

    幼気

    young and sweet

    幼気ない

    innocent

    幼保

    kindergartens and day-care centers

    幼名

    childhood name

    幼木

    young tree

    幼形進化

    paedomorphosis

    幼物語

    stories from one's childhood

    幼保園

    combined day-care center and kindergarten

    幼児期

    early childhood

    幼若化反応

    blastogenesis

    幼姿

    child's appearance

    幼若ホルモン

    juvenile hormone

    幼若

    juvenile

    幼生器官

    larval organ

    幼児教育

    preschool education

    幼児語

    baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train)

    幼児退行

    infantile regression

    陸軍幼年学校

    military preparatory school (for the Imperial Japanese Army)

    幼児ポルノ

    child pornography

    幼妻

    very young bride

    幼児食

    food for young children (after completion of weaning)

    幼根

    radicle

    成幼虫

    adult and larval stages (e.g. of an insect)

    長幼の序

    hierarchy based on age

    幼児性愛者

    pedophile

    幼児殺し

    infanticide

    老幼

    (the) old and young

    幼児園

    combined day-care center and kindergarten

    幼卒

    person who has completed no schooling beyond kindergarten

    幼児死亡率

    infant mortality rate

    幼児婚

    infant marriage

    幼君

    young lord or master

    幼びる

    to appear childish

    幼き

    very young

    幼

    young child (esp. a young girl)

    幼形成熟

    neoteny

    幼顔

    baby's face

    幼生生殖

    paedogenesis

    幼齢

    childhood

    幼弱

    young and weak

    幼児期健忘

    childhood amnesia

    幼鳥

    young bird

    幼児虐待

    child abuse

    幼童

    little child

    幼帝

    young emperor

    幼児虐殺

    Massacre of the Innocents (infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament)

    日本乳幼児教育学会

    Japanese Society for Education of Young Children

    幼児洗礼

    infant baptism

    幼稚園生

    kindergartener

    幼稚産業保護論

    infant-industry argument

    幼生

    larva

    幼稚園児

    kindergartener

    長幼

    young and old

    幼稚園バス

    school bus (for kindergarten children)

    幼年時代

    childhood

    幼芽

    (wheat) germ

    幼児突然死症候群

    sudden infant death syndrome

    幼稚園教諭

    kindergarten teacher

    幼い

    very young

    幼獣

    young animal (esp. a mammal)

    世界乳幼児精神保健学会

    World Association for Infant Mental Health

    幼い頃

    when one was a very young child

    乳幼児突然死症候群

    sudden infant death syndrome

    幼芽鞘

    coleoptile

    幼友達

    childhood friend

    幼魚

    fry (young fish)

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    • 力
    • 幺

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    • 乳幼児
    • 幼い
    • 幼なじみ
    • 幼魚
    • 幼形進化
    • 幼子
    • 幼児
    • 幼児ポルノ
    • 幼児語
    • 幼時
    • 幼若
    • 幼女
    • 幼少
    • 幼心
    • 幼生
    • 幼稚
    • 幼稚園
    • 幼虫
    • 幼年
    • 長幼
    • 幼名
    • 幼友達
    • 幼生器官
    • 幼年時代
    • 幼年期
    • 幼君
    • 幼児教育
    • 幼児期
    • 幼芽
    • 幼弱
    • 幼童
    • 幼齢
    • 幼顔
    • 老幼
    • 幼児殺し
    • 幼妻
    • 幼児死亡率
    • 幼児突然死症候群
    • 幼児虐殺
    • 幼気
    • 幼気ない
    • 幼稚園児
    • 幼少期
    • 幼き
    • 幼稚産業保護論
    • 幼
    • 幼い頃
    • 幼生生殖
    • 幼芽鞘
    • 幼帝
    • 幼びる
    • 幼児虐待
    • 成幼虫
    • 幼若ホルモン
    • 幼若化反応
    • 幼姿
    • 幼形成熟
    • 幼鳥
    • 幼児洗礼
    • 幼根
    • 幼稚園教諭
    • 幼者
    • 乳幼児突然死症候群
    • 幼児退行
    • 幼保園
    • 幼物語
    • 幼獣
    • 幼体
    • 幼稚園バス
    • 幼児性愛者
    • 幼児期健忘
    • 幼稚園生
    • 幼児婚
    • 幼保一元
    • 幼保
    • 幼卒
    • 陸軍幼年学校
    • 幼木
    • 幼少時
    • 幼児食
    • 長幼の序
    • 幼児園
    • 世界乳幼児精神保健学会
    • 日本乳幼児教育学会

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