also: おさなどき
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb
Refers to the period of being a young child; often used in formal or written contexts. Can function as a noun, no-adjective, or adverb.
幼時の思い出はほとんど残っていない。
I have almost no memories from my childhood.
彼は幼時からピアノを習っていた。
He had been learning piano since childhood.
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.