How to say 'Baby' in Japanese | 赤ん坊

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The Japanese word for Baby is 'Akanbou', written as 赤ん坊 in Japanese.'Baby' in hiragana is あかんぼう.

word

赤ん坊

Meaning

Baby

Reading

あかんぼう

akanbou

Kanji

赤Red 坊Boy, Sonny

Explanation

The Japanese noun '赤ん坊 (あかんぼう)' refers to a baby, typically a newborn or very young infant. The term is often used in a casual or affectionate context. It literally translates to 'red child,' which is a reference to the reddish complexion of newborns. Example sentences: The baby is sleeping「赤ん坊が寝ている」(あかんぼうがねている). She is holding a baby「彼女は赤ん坊を抱いている」(かのじょはあかんぼうをだいている).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5322

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 赤ん坊

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

赤

Meaning

Red

kanji

坊

Meaning

Boy, Sonny

Hiragana in the Word 赤ん坊

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

ん

Reading

Words Related to 赤ん坊 Through the Kanji 赤

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 赤 as well.

word

赤い

Meaning

Red

word

赤

Meaning

Red

word

赤ちゃん

Meaning

Baby

word

赤道

Meaning

Equator

word

赤字

Meaning

Deficit

word

真っ赤

Meaning

Bright red

Words Related to 赤ん坊 Through the Kanji 坊

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 坊 as well.

word

寝坊

Meaning

Oversleeping

word

坊

Meaning

Boy

word

お坊さん

Meaning

Monk

word

坊主

Meaning

Monk, Bald

word

坊さん

Meaning

Monk

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