Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 小児(しょうに) in Japanese

小児
Kana Reading
しょうに
Romaji
shōni
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    young child; infant
    Example sentence
    彼は五歳の時に小児麻痺にかかった。 He was struck with polio when he was five.

Examples of 小児, しょうに in a sentence

Kanji in this word

児 JLPT 2

7 strokes

newborn babe, child, young of animals

On'Yomi: ジ, ニ, ゲイ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, -っこ

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小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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