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幼稚

ようち

noun

Meanings

1infancy
2childish
3infantile
4immature

Example sentence

彼らは幼稚すぎて学ぶことの必要性を理解できなかった。

They were too naive to understand the necessity of studying.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

幼Infancy, Childhood5 strokes 稚Immature, Young13 strokes

More words with 幼

幼児ようじ · infantN2 幼いおさない · very youngN3 幼稚園ようちえん · kindergartenN2 乳幼児にゅうようじ · babies and preschool children 幼なじみおさななじみ · childhood friend

Full entry on Jisho

幼少

ようしょう · infancy

幼虫ようちゅう · larva

幼少期ようしょうき · (early) childhood

More words with 稚

稚魚ちぎょ · fry

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