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Kanji Detail for 稚 - "young, immature"

稚

  • Meaning

    稚 means "young, immature." Also associated with innocent.

    1. Young - Not yet mature; in early stages of life.

    2. Immature - Not fully developed.

    3. Innocent - Childlike; naive.

    4. Late rice - Rice that ripens late in the season.

  • Words using 稚

    • 幼稚園 ようちえん Listen kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
    • 稚魚 ちぎょ Listen fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
    • 幼稚 ようち Listen infancy; childish; infantile

  • Four-character idioms with 稚

    • 丁稚奉公 でっちぼうこう Listen apprenticeship

  • Tattoo check: 稚

    • Verified meaning: young, immature
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read わか)
    • Also carries these associations: innocent

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 稚

    Given names 稚(わか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    immature; young

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    young, immature; childhood

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    infantile; young

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    young, immature; childhood

  • Onyomi

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    chi(チ) チ

    ji(ジ) ジ

  • Kunyomi

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    ito.kenai(いとけな-い) いとけな-い

    oderu(おでる) おでる

    okute(おくて) おくて

    osa.nai(おさな-い) おさな-い

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    禾 (nogi・nogihen)

  • Related Keywords

    young immature innocent child low age inexperienced childish juvenile naive puerile undeveloped infantile

Sentences including 稚

  • He goes to kindergarten.

  • My little sister goes to nursery school.

  • Pre-schoolers are not targets of sexual desire.

  • Is this word too childish?

  • I learned that when I was in kindergarten.

  • Who wrote such an unrefined article?

  • Tom and I've been friends since kindergarten.

  • I like the childish feel of this game.

  • Now, now, eat quickly, you have to go to kindergarten.

  • Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.

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