赤ん坊

Japanese
Kanji in this term
赤 坊
あか
Grade: 1		 ぼう
Grade: S

Etymology

Compare 赤ちゃん (aka-chan) and 赤子 (akago), both of which also allude to the reddish complexion of a newborn.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あかんぼー [àkáńbóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [a̠kã̠mbo̞ː]

Noun

赤ん坊 (hiragana あかんぼう, rōmaji akanbō, historical hiragana あかんばう)

  1. an infant; a baby
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