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What is the Kanji for 'Child'? | 児

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Child', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Child' is 児.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Child

    Reading

    onyomi

    ni

    ji

    Parts

    Old, Past Legs

    Example Word

    児童: child. The Japanese noun '児童 (じどう)' refers to a child, typically in the context of school-age children or minors. It is often used in formal or educational settings, such as when discussing children's welfare, education, or legal rights. For example: The school is for children「その学校は児童のためのものです」(そのがっこうはじどうのためのものです). The law protects the rights of children「その法律は児童の権利を守る」(そのほうりつはじどうのけんりをまもる). Note that '児童' is more formal than other words like '子供 (こども)', which is a more general term for children.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    7

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    750

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Old, Past

    radical

    Meaning

    Legs

Words Using

This kanji is used in 6 words:

    word

    児童

    Meaning

    Child

    word

    育児

    Meaning

    Childcare

    word

    小児

    Meaning

    Child

    word

    小児科

    Meaning

    Pediatrics

    word

    幼児

    Meaning

    Toddler

    word

    Meaning

    Child

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 12 kanji contain the part 儿 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    See

    kanji

    Meaning

    Equal, Counter for animals

    kanji

    Meaning

    Demon, Ogre

    kanji

    Meaning

    Older brother

    kanji

    Meaning

    Overcome

    kanji

    Meaning

    Origin

    kanji

    Meaning

    Before, Previous

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tiger

    kanji

    Meaning

    Light

    kanji

    西

    Meaning

    West

    kanji

    Meaning

    Four

    kanji

    Meaning

    Excuse, Exempt

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What does 児 mean?

児 means 'Child'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

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