Word Meaning 幼児語

ようじご youjigo

幼児語 is read as ようじご (youjigo) and means baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train).

Meaning

English

  1. baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train)
  2. words and speech patterns used by infants

Reading

Kana

ようじご

Romaji

youjigo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 114286 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

幼物語

おさなものがたり

stories from one's childhood

幼児

ようじ

child over 1 but not yet of school age

幼児退行

ようじたいこう

infantile regression

幼児教育

ようじきょういく

preschool education

幼児期

ようじき

early childhood

幼児性愛者

ようじせいあいしゃ

pedophile

幼児ポルノ

ようじぽるの

child pornography

幼児婚

ようじこん

infant marriage

幼児洗礼

ようじせんれい

infant baptism

幼児殺し

ようじごろし

infanticide

育児語

いくじご

baby talk (used in talking to young children)

幼児死亡率

ようじしぼうりつ

infant mortality rate