稚
いとけない
itokenai
JLPT N113 strokesKanjiLevel 95 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
稚 is the kanji for "Young". Its reading is いとけない (itokenai). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Young
Also : Immature
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Readings
kunいとけない/ itokenaikunおさない/ osanaikunおくて/ okutekunおでる/ oderuonち/ chionじ/ ji
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
禾隹
Example Sentences
彼の考えは稚拙だ。
かれのかんがえはちせつだ。
His thinking is immature.
稚魚を放流する。
ちぎょをほうりゅうする。
Release juvenile fish into the water.
Vocabulary using 稚
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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