This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヨウ、おさな.い
Romaji: you, osana.i
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: うぶ、わか
Romaji: ubu, waka
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Romaji

Meanings

infancy, childhood

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  52
Frequency:  1227
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  yu
Chinese Reading:  you4
Unicode:  5e7c
JIS:  4D44

Indexes

Halpern Index: 191
Nelson Index: 1495
New Nelson Index: 1599
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2g3.3
Four Corner Index: 2472.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 985
Gakken Index: 1099
Japanese Names Index: 428
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9193
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0529
Remembering the kanji Index: 1378
Kanji Flashcards Index: 505
Kodansha Compact Index: 578
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 996
Kanji in Context Index: 1099
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 140
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 168
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1390
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1478
Essential Kanji Index: 1334
Kodansha Kanji Index: 222
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2745
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 838

Words

(いと)
young child (esp. a young girl); young
幼少 (ようしょう)
infancy; childhood; tender age
幼児 (ようじ)
infant; baby; child; child over 1 but not yet of school age
幼名 (ようめい、ようみょう、おさなな)
childhood name
幼年 (ようねん)
childhood; infancy
幼稚園 (ようちえん)
kindergarten
幼い (おさない、いとけない)
very young; childish; immature
幼なじみ (おさななじみ)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
幼虫 (ようちゅう)
larva; grub; maggot
幼生 (ようせい)
larva; larvae
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