小児
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 児 |
| しょう Grade: 1 | に Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From 小 (shō, "small," "little") + 児 (ni, "small child")
Noun
小児 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 小兒, hiragana しょうに, rōmaji shōni)
- young child, infant
Compounds
- 小児科 (shōnika): pediatrics
- 小児病 (shōnibyō): childhood diseases
- 小児科医 (shōnikai): pediatrician
- 小児性愛 (shōni seiai): pedophilia
- 小児病院 (shōni byōin): children's hospital
- 小児麻酔 (shōni masui): pediatric anesthesia
- 小児麻痺 (shōni mahi): polio; infantile paralysis
- 小児喘息 (shōni zensoku): infantile asthma
- 脳性小児麻痺 (nōsei shōni mahi): cerebral palsy
- 仮性小児コレラ (kasei shōni korera): infantile pseudocholera
- 脊髄性小児麻痺 (sekizui sei shōni mahi): polio