| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ๅญไพ | ใใฉใ |
Pronunciation: ใใฉใ
How to Say It Outloud: kodomo
Usage: General term for child
Example Sentence Japanese:
ใใฎๅญไพใฏใจใฆใๅ
ๆฐใงใใ
ใใฎๅญไพใฏใจใฆใๅ
ๆฐใงใใExample Sentence English:That child is very energetic.
That child is very energetic.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ๅฐๅ | ใใใใซ |
Pronunciation: ใใใใซ
How to Say It Outloud: shลni
Usage: Medical term for young child, often used in pediatrics
Example Sentence Japanese:ๅฐๅ
็งใซๅญไพใ้ฃใใฆ่กใใพใใ
ๅฐๅ
็งใซๅญไพใ้ฃใใฆ่กใใพใใExample Sentence English:I am taking my child to the pediatrician.
I am taking my child to the pediatrician.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ๅ ็ซฅ | ใใฉใ |
Pronunciation: ใใฉใ
How to Say It Outloud: jidล
Usage: Often used in a formal or legal context to refer to children
Example Sentence Japanese:ๅ
็ซฅๅณๆธ้คจใซ่กใใพใใ
ๅ
็ซฅๅณๆธ้คจใซ่กใใพใใExample Sentence English:I'm going to the children's library.
I'm going to the children's library.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ่ตคใๅ | ใใใใผใ |
Pronunciation: ใใใใผใ
How to Say It Outloud: akanbล
Usage: Specifically refers to a baby, infant
Example Sentence Japanese:่ตคใๅใๆณฃใใฆใใพใใ
่ตคใๅใๆณฃใใฆใใพใใExample Sentence English:The baby is crying.
The baby is crying.Dictionary
ๅญไพใใฉใCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- child; children
- Child
ๅญใCommon wordjlpt-n4jlpt-n1
NounNoun, used as a suffix
- child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
Noun, used as a suffix
- (one's) child; offspring
Noun, used as a suffix
- young woman
Noun, used as a suffix
- young (animal)
- offshoot
- interest
- new share
- player who is not a dealer
- young geisha; young prostitute
- bird egg
- -er (often of young women)
ๅฐๅนดใใใใญใCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- boy
- juvenile; child
- Boy
่ฟทๅญใพใใCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
ๅใใผใใjlpt-n2
Noun- boy; son; child
- mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
ใๅญใใใใใใ
Noun- child
็ ๅฉใใใCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- gravel; ballast; pebbles
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- child; rugrat; ankle-biter
ใๅญๆงใใใใพCommon word
Noun- (another's) child
- child; kid
ๅญๅฎใใ ใใ
Noun- the treasure that is children; child
็ทใฎๅญใใจใใฎใCommon wordjlpt-n5
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- boy; son; baby boy
Noun
- young man
็ใใๅใใพใใใผใ
NounNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
ๅญๅฝนใใใCommon word
Noun- child actor; child actress
- child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
- Child actor
ๅญ่ฒใฆใใใ ใฆCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
- Parenting
ๅฐไบบใใใใซใCommon word
Noun- child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
็ฅ็ซฅใใใฉใ
Noun- child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
- Child prodigy
ๅนผๅ
ใใใCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- young child; toddler
- child over 1 but not yet of school age
ๆซใฃๅญใใใฃใCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- youngest child
ๅฐๅญฉๅ
ใใใใใใ
Noun- child
ๅญ็จฎใใ ใญ
Noun- child; offspring; issue
- sperm; (one's) seed
็ ๅฉๅญใใใใใ
Noun- child; brat; tomboy
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