小児

Japanese
Kanji in this term
小 児
しょう
Grade: 1		 に
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From 小 (shō, "small," "little") + 児 (ni, "small child")

Noun

小児 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 小兒, hiragana しょうに, rōmaji shōni)

  1. young child, infant

Compounds
  • 小児科 (shōnika): pediatrics
  • 小児病 (shōnibyō): childhood diseases
  • 小児科医 (shōnikai): pediatrician
  • 小児性愛 (shōni seiai): pedophilia
  • 小児病院 (shōni byōin): children's hospital
  • 小児麻酔 (shōni masui): pediatric anesthesia
  • 小児麻痺 (shōni mahi): polio; infantile paralysis
  • 小児喘息 (shōni zensoku): infantile asthma
  • 脳性小児麻痺 (nōsei shōni mahi): cerebral palsy
  • 仮性小児コレラ (kasei shōni korera): infantile pseudocholera
  • 脊髄性小児麻痺 (sekizui sei shōni mahi): polio
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