Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 幼少(ようしょう) in Japanese

幼少
Kana Reading
ようしょう
Romaji
yōshō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    infancy; childhood; tender age
    Example sentence
    マナー悪いのは幼少時代しつけが足りなかったせいらは考えた They attributed his bad manners to lack of training in childhood.

Examples of 幼少, ようしょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

5 strokes

infancy, childhood

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: おさな.い

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

few, little

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: すく.ない, すこ.し

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