also: おさなどき
I have almost no memories from my childhood.
He had been learning piano since childhood.
Standard kanji spelling for 'childhood' or 'infancy'.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 幼 (young, infant) and 時 (time, period). The reading ようじ is the standard on'yomi combination. The archaic reading おさなどき is a kun'yomi-based form no longer in use.