The Japanese vocabulary「赤ちゃん (あかちゃん、akachan)」means “baby.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 赤ちゃん |
| Hiragana | あかちゃん |
| Romaji Reading | akachan |
| English Meaning | baby |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
| Japanese Sentence | 赤ちゃんが眠っている。 |
| Romaji Reading | Akachan ga nemutte iru. |
| English Meaning | A baby is sleeping. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 赤ちゃんが眠っています。 |
| Romaji Reading | Akachan ga nemutte imasu. |
| English Meaning | A baby is sleeping. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 今日は赤ちゃんの機嫌がいい。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kyō wa akachan no kigen ga ī. |
| English Meaning | The baby is in a good mood today. (Spoken Language, Plain Form) |
「いい」is the reading in spoken language.
| Japanese Sentence | 今日は赤ちゃんの機嫌がいいです。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kyō wa akachan no kigen ga ī desu. |
| English Meaning | The baby is in a good mood today. (Spoken Language, Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | まだ赤ちゃんの首がすわらない。 |
| Romaji Reading | Mada akachan no kubi ga suwaranai. |
| English Meaning | The baby’s neck is still unsteady. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | まだ赤ちゃんの首がすわりません。 |
| Romaji Reading | Mada akachan no kubi ga suwarimasen. |
| English Meaning | The baby’s neck is still unsteady. (Polite Form) |
