EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    infancy; childhood; tender age

    彼のマナーが悪いのは幼少時代のしつけが足りなかったせいだと彼らは考えた。
    They attributed his bad manners to lack of training in childhood.
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Characters in this word

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infancy, childhood

Kun
おさな.い
On
ヨウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1227 of 2500
Radical
short thread
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

うぶわか

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
2g3.3The Kanji Dictionary
2472.7Four corner code
2745deroo
5e7cUnicode hex code
1-45-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1495Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1599New Nelson (John Haig)
191New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
222Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
140Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
168Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1378Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1478Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1099A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
428Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1334Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9193Morohashi
985A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1229Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1293Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
505Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
996henshall3
838Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1099Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
578Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1390Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
you4Pinyin reading
yuKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
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few, little

Kun
すく.ないすこ.し
On
ショウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
287 of 2500
Radical
small
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-4, 1-1-3SKIP code
3n1.1The Kanji Dictionary
9020.0Four corner code
1160deroo
5c11Unicode hex code
1-30-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
166Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1390New Nelson (John Haig)
3467New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4278Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2163Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2915Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
106Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
111Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
231A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
88Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
129Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7475Morohashi
143A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
144Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
144Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93sakade
47Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
160henshall3
95Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
153crowley
105Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
512Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
107Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shao3, shao4Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level