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
彼女は孤児院で育った。

She grew up in an orphanage.

孤児 こじ
彼は戦争で孤児になったが、立派に成長した。

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

幼児 ようじ
幼児が公園で元気に遊んでいる。

A young child is playing energetically in the park.

児 じ
彼はまさに現代の風雲児だ。

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

児童 じどう
この公園は、多くの児童で賑わっています。

This park is bustling with many children.

虐待 ぎゃくたい
児童虐待は社会全体で解決すべき深刻な問題だ。

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

胎児 たいじ
エコー検査で胎児の健康状態を確認した。

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

育児 いくじ
育児は思ったより大変だ

Child-rearing is harder than I thought.

放棄 ほうき
彼は育児を放棄して、遊び歩いている。

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

Example Vocabulary

孤児院

こじいん

orphanage

孤児

こじ

orphan

幼児

ようじ

infant; toddler; young child

児

じ

child; suffix for a person/youth with certain characteristics

問題児

もんだいじ

児童

じどう

children; juvenile

男児

だんじ

胎児

たいじ

fetus; embryo

育児

いくじ

childcare; child-rearing

女児

じょじ

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