よう
幼
しょう
少

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の

  1. infancy, childhood, tender age.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よう
幼
しょう
少
 幼少 ようしょう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

infancy, childhood
おさな.い　ヨウ　うぶ (6th, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
few, little
すこ.し　ショウ　すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)