児 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「儿」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「儿」
- On
- ジ・ニじ・に · ji · ni
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- child; infant
Stroke order
Origin
A pictograph of a baby whose skull (fontanelle) has not yet closed; the child's head sits above 儿 (legs of a person), meaning 'child'.
Readings and examples
| Onジじji | 児童じどう幼児ようじ優良児ゆうりょうじ |
|---|---|
| Onニにni | 小児科しょうにか |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 児童じどう
children; schoolchild
- 育児いくじ
childcare
- 鹿児島かごしま
- 幼児ようじ
- 胎児たいじ
- 嬰児えいじ
- 寵児ちょうじ
- 麒麟児きりんじ
Example
この本は児童のために書かれました。
This book was written for children.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)