幼少 (ようしょう) — infancy

幼少 is read ようしょう and listed as a noun. Meaning: infancy; childhood; tender age.

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Related words

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

  • 幼虫 ようちゅう larva
  • 幼い おさない very young
  • 幼子 おさなご infant
  • 幼児 ようじ young child
  • 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)
  • 希少 きしょう scarce
  • 減少 げんしょう decrease
  • 最少 さいしょう fewest
  • 少尉 しょうい second lieutenant
  • 少し すこし a little
  • 少額 しょうがく small sum (of money)