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赤ちゃん (あかちゃん, akachan) Japanese meaning: baby | Kotomora

赤あかちゃん

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Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

General, affectionate term for a baby or very young child. Used in everyday conversation.

赤あかちゃんが泣ないている。

The baby is crying.

彼かの女じょは赤あかちゃんを抱だっこした。

She held the baby in her arms.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に赤あかちゃんが生うまれるa baby is born to someone
姉あねに赤あかちゃんが生うまれた。
My older sister had a baby.
赤あかちゃんを抱だくto hold a baby (in one's arms)
彼かの女じょは優やさしく赤あかちゃんを抱だいた。
She gently held the baby in her arms.
赤あかちゃんの世せ話わをするto take care of a baby
母ははは一いち日にち中じゅう赤あかちゃんの世せ話わをしている。
My mother takes care of the baby all day long.
赤あかちゃんが泣なくa baby cries
夜よ中なかに赤あかちゃんが泣なき出だした。
The baby started crying in the middle of the night.

Kanji

赤red

Related words· 7

赤あかん坊ぼうN4
赤ちゃん is the warm, everyday word for a baby, while 赤ん坊 means the same thing but sounds slightly more blunt or old-fashioned.
乳にゅう児じN3
赤ちゃん is the affectionate everyday term, while 乳児 is the formal/medical term for an infant under about one year old.
幼よう児じN3
赤ちゃん refers to a newborn or very young baby, while 幼児 refers to a slightly older toddler/small child, roughly ages 1–6.
小ちいさ
小さ is an archaic literary noun for a baby, while 赤ちゃん is the ordinary modern word used in everyday speech.

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ベビー
赤ちゃん is the everyday native Japanese word for a baby, while ベビー is a loanword mainly used in product names and formal or commercial contexts.
新しん生せい児じ
赤ちゃん is the warm, everyday word for a baby of any age up to about one or two, whereas 新生児 is the clinical term limited to the newborn period.
幼おさな子ご
赤ちゃん is the everyday, casual word for a baby, whereas 幼子 sounds more formal or poetic and can refer to a slightly older toddler as well.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Word family

赤あかちゃん語ご
baby talk; baby language
赤あかちゃん言こと葉ば
baby talk; baby language; babbling
赤あかちゃん返がえり
infantile regression
赤あかちゃんポスト
baby hatch; baby drop-off

Built from

赤あか+ちゃん

Written forms

赤あかちゃんUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
あかちゃんUsage4%
Kana spelling is common in children's books and informal writing.
アカチャンUsage<1%

Etymology

Derived from 赤 (あか, 'red') with the diminutive suffix ちゃん, referring to the reddish skin of a newborn.