赤ん坊

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Japanese

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

Etymology

Attested from the 19th century. Sound shift from slightly earlier 赤坊 (akabō), from 赤 (aka, “red”) +‎ 坊 (-bō, “little”).[1] Compare 赤ちゃん (aka-chan) and 赤子 (akago), both of which also allude to the reddish complexion of a newborn.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. an infant; a baby

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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