年少

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Chinese

year
young; few; little
young; few; little; lack
 
simp. and trad.
(年少)
anagram 少年

Pronunciation


Adjective

年少

  1. young
    年少無知年少无知  ―  niánshào wúzhī  ―  young and ignorant

Noun

年少

  1. youngster; youth

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ねん
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ねん)(しょう) (nenshō-na (adnominal (ねん)(しょう) (nenshō na), adverbial (ねん)(しょう) (nenshō ni))

  1. young

Inflection

Noun

(ねん)(しょう) (nenshō

  1. youth

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Root

年少 (yeonso) (hangeul 연소)

  1. (South Korea): hanja form? of 연소 (being young)

Root

年少 (nyeonso) (hangeul 년소)

  1. (North Korea): hanja form? of 년소 (being young)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

年少

  1. chữ Hán form of niên thiếu (related to youth).