日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsnewborn babe, child, young of animals
On'yomiジ、ニ、ゲイ
Kun'yomiこ、-こ、-っこ
Strokes7
Radical

Compounds

  • orphan, child left by the deceased, abandoned child

  • childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing

  • kindergarten pupil, kindergartener, preschooler, child in daycare

Example sentences

  • My daughter was premature.

  • They call us problem children.

  • He is a war orphan.

  • The nursery toilet door was shut.

  • The kindergarten children were walking hand in hand in the park.

  • After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.

  • Child-care leave and time off to care for the aged are needed in order to respond to demographic changes now taking place in Japan.

  • Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.