幼児

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幼	児
よう Grade: 6	じ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
幼兒 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːʑi]
• (Tokyo) よーじ [yóꜜòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])

Noun

幼(よう)児(じ) • (yōji) 

1. baby, infant
2. toddler
3. (law) child, person(s) from one-year-old to entrance into elementary school under the Japanese Child Welfare Law (児童福祉法)

See also

• 乳(にゅう)児(じ) (nyūji)
• 小(しょう)児(に) (shōni)
• 児(じ)童(どう) (jidō)
• 新(しん)生(せい)児(じ) (shinseiji)

References

• “幼児”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026