# 児 — toddler; infant

児 means “toddler; infant”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ジ (ji), ニ (ni). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: toddler; infant
- On'yomi: ジ (ji), ニ (ni)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Family

## How to remember 児

Parts: 旧 former · 儿 legs

## Don't confuse it with

[旧](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/former/) · [曲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bend/) · [昨](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/yesterday/) · [由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/)

## More in the “Family” set

[婦](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/married-woman/) · [児](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/toddler/) · [妻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wife/) · [婚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/marriage/) · [娘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/daughter/) · [祖](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ancestor/) · [幼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/very-young/) · [孫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grandchild/) · [姓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/surname/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/toddler/. Last updated 2026-11-01.