幼い (おさない) — very young

幼い is read おさない and listed as an i-adjective. Meaning: very young; little.

JLPT N2 wordsi-adjective

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 幼い.

  • 幼虫 ようちゅう larva
  • 幼子 おさなご infant
  • 幼児 ようじ young child
  • 幼少 ようしょう infancy
  • 幼稚 ようち infancy
  • 幼稚園 ようちえん kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school)