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児

Kanji 児: meaning "Newborn Babe, Child, Young Of Animals", readings, stroke order

The kanji 児 means "Newborn Babe, Child, Young Of Animals". On'yomi: ジ、ニ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Newborn Babe, Child, Young Of Animals
On'yomi
ジニ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
兒 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 児

  • 児童 じどう — children, juvenile
  • 育児 いくじ — childcare, nursing
  • 幼児 ようじ — infant, baby, child
  • 孤児 こじ — orphan
  • 小児科 しょうにか — pediatrics

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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