赤ちゃん

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
あか
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
 赤ちゃん on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (aka, red) +‎ ちゃん (-chan, familiarizing suffix).[1][2][3]

Compare 赤ん坊 (akanbō) and 赤子 (akago), both of which also allude to the reddish complexion of a newborn. Compare also the similar formation of Malay anak merah (literally child + red).

First cited to a text from 1856 or 1857.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(あか)ちゃん (aka-chan

  1. [from 1856–57] a baby, an infant (human or animal)
    (あか)ちゃん(ぼく)
    Aka-chan to Boku
    Baby & Me

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 赤ちゃん”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ 赤ちゃん”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN