赤ん坊

Japanese
Kanji in this term
赤 坊
あか
Grade: 1		 ぼう
Grade: S
kun’yomi goon

Etymology

Compare 赤ちゃん (aka-chan) and 赤子 (akago), both of which also allude to the reddish complexion of a newborn. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あかんぼー [àkáńbóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠kã̠mbo̞ː]

Noun

赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう) • (akanbō) ←あかんばう (akanbau)?

  1. an infant; a baby

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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