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What does 幼い (おさない, osanai) mean?

幼い (おさない, osanai) means young, childish.

Quick facts
Readingおさない
Romajiosanai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おさない
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonosanai

young, childish

  1. 1i-adjective very young; little
  2. 2i-adjective childish; immature

Example sentences

  • I found a photo from when I was little.

  • A young child is playing in the park.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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