赤ん坊

• 読み: あかんぼう
• ローマ字: akanbou
• 漢字の分解: 赤 (aka/seki) — red; 坊 (bou) — boy, young person
• 発音: /a.kaɴ.boː/

意味

A baby; an infant. A very young child, typically under one year old.

Refers to a newborn or very young baby. The name comes from the reddish skin of newborns (赤い, red). More neutral in tone than 赤ちゃん (akachan), which is the more common and affectionate everyday term. Both are widely understood but 赤ちゃん appears more frequently in casual conversation.

例文

1. 隣の家に赤ん坊が生まれました。
2. 赤ん坊が泣いているのが聞こえます。
3. 赤ん坊を抱くのは初めてです。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, daily life, childcare

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 赤 (aka, red) and 坊 (bou, boy/young one). Babies were called 'red ones' because of the reddish color of a newborn's skin.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal