What does 幼児 mean?
幼児 is a Japanese noun meaning “infant, baby, child” in English. It can also be translated as “child over 1 but not yet of school age” depending on context. It is written as 幼児 in kanji, ようじ in hiragana, and youji in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼は幼児虐待で罰せられた。
He was punished for child abuse.