幼児 (Youji) is a Japanese noun meaning “young child, toddler, child over 1 but not yet of school age”.
Meanings
- nounyoung child; toddler
- nounchild over 1 but not yet of school age
Examples
幼児は病気にかかりやすい。
Infants are subject to diseases.
彼は幼児虐待で罰せられた。
He was punished for child abuse.
その幼児は放射線にさらされていた。
The infant has been exposed to radioactive rays.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).