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幼い, 稚い, おさない, いとけない

  • osanai,itokenai
JLPT LEVEL 3

Definition

adjective (keiyoushi)

  • very young

Definition

  • childish
  • immature

Examples of 幼い,稚い,おさない,いとけない in a Sentence

彼の考えはとても幼い。
His way of thinking is very childish.
その幼い少年は父親の両肩の上に乗っていた。
The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.
この物語の女主人公は幼い少女です。
The heroine of this story is a little girl.
幼い少年は父親の肩の上に座った。
The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.
その男は幼い少女を殺したかどで裁判にかけられている。
That man is on trial for the murder of a little girl.
彼らは幼い時から逆境と闘ってきたにちがいない。
They must have struggled against adversity from their early days.
幼い少年は彼の犬を抱きしめた。
The little boy embraced his dog.
幼い少女は彼に向かって舌をつき出した。
The little girl stuck out her tongue at him.
幼い女の子が大声で助けを求めるのが聞こえました。
I heard a young girl call for help.
幼い子供は語いが少ない。
A young child has a small vocabulary.

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