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28 幼年時代 Childhood

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Meaning

Primary

Childhood

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You have 時代 as a "period" of time you're talking about. What period? The infancy years. Those years are not just when you're a baby, but when you were growing up, too. That was your childhood.

Reading

ようねんじだい

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

「昨日、幼年時代の友人に偶然会ったの。彼には何年も会っていなかったんだけど。」「そう言えば、サーモンって、幼年時代の友人のフグと結婚したのよね。」

"I ran into a childhood friend yesterday. I hadn’t seen him in years." "Speaking of which, Salmon married her childhood friend, Fugu."

Kanji Composition

  • 幼
    • よう
    • Infancy
  • 年
    • ねん
    • Year
  • 時
    • じ
    • Time
  • 代
    • だい
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