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How to say 'Baby' in Japanese | 赤ん坊

Wondering how to say 'Baby' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

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

    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

    7

    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

    N

Words Related to 赤ん坊 Through the Kanji 赤

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 赤 as well.

  • word

    赤道

    Meaning

    Equator

  • word

    赤字

    Meaning

    Deficit

  • word

    赤

    Meaning

    Red

  • word

    真っ赤

    Meaning

    Bright red

  • word

    赤い

    Meaning

    Red

  • word

    赤ちゃん

    Meaning

    Baby

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

Learn the Word 赤ん坊

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What does 'Akanbou' (赤ん坊) mean?

'Akanbou' means 'Baby' .

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