How to say 'Baby' in Japanese | 赤ちゃん

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The Japanese word for Baby is 'Akachan', written as 赤ちゃん in Japanese.'Baby' in hiragana is あかちゃん.

word

赤ちゃん

Meaning

Baby

Reading

あかちゃん

akachan

Kanji

赤Red

Explanation

The Japanese noun '赤ちゃん (あかちゃん)' means 'baby'. It refers to a very young child, typically from birth to around one year old. This term is commonly used in everyday conversation and carries a warm, affectionate tone. For example: The baby is sleeping「赤ちゃんが寝ています」(あかちゃんがねています). I love babies「赤ちゃんが大好きです」(あかちゃんがだいすきです). The word is often used to express care and tenderness towards infants.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2406

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 赤ちゃん

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

赤

Meaning

Red

Hiragana in the Word 赤ちゃん

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ち

Reading

Chi

hiragana

ちゃ

Reading

Cha

hiragana

ん

Reading

hiragana

や

Reading

Words Related to 赤ちゃん Through the Kanji 赤

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 赤 as well.

word

赤い

Meaning

Red

word

赤

Meaning

Red

word

赤道

Meaning

Equator

word

赤字

Meaning

Deficit

word

赤ん坊

Meaning

Baby

word

真っ赤

Meaning

Bright red

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What does 'Akachan' (赤ちゃん) mean?

'Akachan' means 'Baby' .

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