乳児

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乳	児
にゅう Grade: 6	じ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
乳兒 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

On’yomi

IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝːʑi]

Noun

乳(にゅう)児(じ) • (nyūji)

baby, infant
(law) baby, person(s) under one year of age under the Japanese Child Welfare Law (児童福祉法)

Derived terms

乳(にゅう)児(じ)保(ほ)育(いく)所(しょ) (nyūjihoikusho, “day nursery”)
乳(にゅう)児(じ)院(いん) (nyūjiin, “orphanage”)

See also

幼(よう)児(じ) (Yōji)
小(しょう)児(に) (Shōni)
児(じ)童(どう) (Jidō)
初(しょ)生(せい)児(じ) (Shoseiji)
新(しん)生(せい)児(じ) (Shinseiji)

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