# 児 — Child

Frequency rank 812 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 踏 (Step), less common than 刻 (Carve).

- On’yomi: じ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 儿 Legs (Kangxi 10)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A mouth on top sits above legs below -- a child is just a little mouth on legs, always talking and running.

In words:

- 児 こ — child;the young of animals
- 児童 じどう — children,juvenile
- 幼児 ようじ — infant,baby,child

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