赤あかん坊ぼう

also: あかんぼ

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

General term for a very young child, from newborn to around one year old. Neutral and widely used in everyday speech.

〈場ば所しょ〉で赤あかん坊ぼうが生うまれるa baby is born (somewhere)
先せん月げつ、病びょう院いんで赤あかん坊ぼうが生うまれた。
A baby was born at the hospital last month.
赤あかん坊ぼうを抱だくto hold a baby (in one's arms)
母ははは優やさしく赤あかん坊ぼうを抱だいた。
The mother gently held the baby in her arms.
赤あかん坊ぼうが泣なくa baby cries
夜よ中なかに赤あかん坊ぼうが泣なき出だした。
The baby started crying in the middle of the night.
赤あかん坊ぼうのように〈動どう詞し〉to (do something) like a baby
彼かれはぐっすりと赤あかん坊ぼうのように眠ねむっていた。
He was sleeping soundly like a baby.

赤あかちゃんN4
赤ん坊 is a neutral, general term for a baby, while 赤ちゃん is warmer and more affectionate, often used when talking to or about babies fondly.
乳にゅう児じN3
赤ん坊 is the everyday word for a baby, whereas 乳児 is a formal or medical term used in official or clinical contexts.
幼よう児じN3
赤ん坊 refers to a newborn up to about age one, while 幼児 refers to a somewhat older young child, roughly ages one to six.
小ちいさ
小さ is an old, no-longer-used term for a baby, whereas 赤ん坊 is a common modern word, slightly more colloquial than 赤ちゃん.

赤あか子ご
赤ん坊 is the common modern word for a baby, while 赤子 means almost the same thing but sounds old-fashioned or literary.

赤ん坊Usage92%
- あかんぼう
  Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency and widely used.
- あかんぼ
赤あかんぼうUsage4%
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 赤ん坊.
あかんぼうUsage1%
あかんぼUsage1%
アカンボUsage1%
赤あかんぼ
Contracted spelling and reading; informal and less common.

Compound of 赤 (あか, 'red', referring to a newborn's reddish skin) and ん坊 (ぼう, from 坊や 'boy' or 'child'). The reading あかんぼ is a contraction of あかんぼう.