NichiDict

幼い

N3
おさない
[osanai]
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Meanings

1.Adj-i

very young; little

2.Adj-i

childish; immature

Other Readings

「幼い」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

彼女は幼い頃から絵が好きだ。

She has loved painting since she was young.

彼の幼い考えに周囲は呆れてしまった。

Those around him were exasperated by his childish thinking.

兄が留学したとき、私はまだ幼かった。

When my older brother went to study abroad, I was still very young.