乳児

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乳 児
にゅう
Grade: 6 		じ
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
乳兒 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にゅうじ [nyúꜜùjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ɨːʑi]

Noun

乳(にゅう)児(じ) • (nyūji) 

  1. baby, infant
  2. (law) baby, person(s) under one year of age under the Japanese Child Welfare Law (児童福祉法)

Derived terms

  • 乳(にゅう)児(じ)院(いん) (nyūjīn, “orphanage”)
  • 乳(にゅう)児(じ)保(ほ)育(いく)所(しょ) (nyūjihoikusho, “day nursery”)

See also

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