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幼稚園

幼稚園

See also: 幼稚园

Chinese

very young garden
trad. (幼稚園) 幼稚
simp. (幼稚园) 幼稚

Noun

幼稚園

  1. (Taiwan, Hong Kong or dialectal) kindergarten; nursery school

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 6

Grade: S
えん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Calque of German kindergarten (children’s garden): 幼稚 (ようち) (yōchi, childish, infantile) +  (えん) (en, garden)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うちえん [yòóchíꜜèǹ] (Nakadaka - [3])
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ːt͡ɕiẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

幼稚園 (hiragana ようちえん, romaji yōchien)

  1. (education) kindergarten

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.