5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

infancy, childhood

Kun'yomi
  • very young ②childish
On'yomi
  • infancy
Nanori
  • うぶ
  • わか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おさな 51.2%
ヨウ 48.8%

Character Breakdown

infancy, childhood
おさな.い ヨウ うぶ (6th, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

very young ②childish
young child ②child over 1 but not yet of school age
infancy ②childish
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References

Unicode hex code 5E7C
JIS X 0208 1-45-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1495
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1599
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 191
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9193
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1229
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1293
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 505
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 838
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1099
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 578
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1390
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g3.3
Four corner code 2472.7
De Roo Code 2745