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Grade 6JLPT N2

infancy, childhood

5 strokes · frequency rank #1227

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ヨウ
Kun
おさな.い

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Common words

  1. ようじyoung child; toddler1
    • He was punished for child abuse.

    • Infants are subject to diseases.

    • The infant has been exposed to radioactive rays.

  2. ようちえんkindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool2
    • Even so, kindergartens are sensitive to seasonal events.

    • I will not be able to pick up Shigemi at the kindergarten.

    • It looks like Yokkun's dad ran off with his nursery school teacher.

  3. おさないvery young; little3
    • His way of thinking is very childish.

    • The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.

    • Ann is a little girl.

  4. ようしょうinfancy; childhood; tender age4
    • They attributed his bad manners to lack of training in childhood.

  5. ようちinfancy5
    • Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.

    • They were too naive to understand the necessity of studying.

  6. ようちゅうlarva; grub; maggot6
  7. にゅうようじbabies and preschool children7
    • We need more medical care for infants.

  8. ようしょうき(early) childhood8
  9. おさななじみchildhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate9
    • Apparently an old friend of mine is going to a university in Osaka in Spring.

    • He is a childhood friend.

    • We're old friends.

  10. ようじょlittle girl10
    • I feel like crying out loud as if I were a little girl.

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