Kanji

児

newborn babe, child, young of animals

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

儿部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジ, ニ, ゲイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こ, -こ, -っこ

Nanori (Name Reading)

こ, ちご, のり, はじめ, る

Common Readings

ジ, ニ

Example sentences

孤児院 こじいん
彼女 孤児院 育った

She grew up in an orphanage.

孤児 こじ
戦争 孤児 なった 立派 成長 した

He became an orphan in the war but grew up splendidly.

幼児 ようじ
幼児 公園 元気 遊んでいる

A young child is playing energetically in the park.

まさに 現代 風雲

He is truly a figure of the times in this modern age.

児童 じどう
この 公園 多く 児童 賑わっています

This park is bustling with many children.

虐待 ぎゃくたい
児童 虐待 社会 全体 解決 すべき 深刻 問題

Child abuse is a serious problem that the entire society must solve.

胎児 たいじ
エコー 検査 胎児 健康 状態 確認 した

The fetus's health status was checked using an ultrasound.

育児 いくじ
育児 思った より 大変

Child-rearing is harder than I thought.

放棄 ほうき
育児 放棄して 遊び歩いている

He abandoned child-rearing and is out idling/playing.

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