The kanji 幼: meaning, readings and stroke order

幼

Meaning: young, little
On reading: ヨウ you
Kun reading: おさな（い） osanai
Strokes: 5
Radical: 幺 short, tiny
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhỏ tuổi, non (ấu)
Japanese: おさない。まだちいさい。
Korean: 어리다 (유)
Chinese: 幼小、年幼

Readings, words and example sentences

ヨウ you · on reading

幼よう虫ちゅう
larva, grub
かぶと虫の 幼よう虫ちゅうを育てます。
We are raising beetle grubs.

おさな（い） osanai · kun reading

幼おさない
very young, little
幼おさない ころの思い出です。
This is a memory from when I was little.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.