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Kanji dictionary: 児 (newborn babe)
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児
Newborn babe
This kanji has
7
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 4
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
newborn babe, child, young of animals
On reading:
ジ、ニ、ゲイ
ji, ni, gei
Kun reading:
こ、-こ、-っこ
ko, -ko, -kko
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幼児
ようじ
a little child, a baby, an infant, a tot
小児科
しょうにか
pediatrics, a children's hospital
稚児
ちご
a child at the breast
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