How to say “baby” in Japanese | 赤ちゃん (あかちゃん、akachan)

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 Readingakachan
English Meaningbaby

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence赤あかちゃんが眠ねむっている。
Romaji ReadingAkachan ga nemutte iru.
English MeaningA baby is sleeping. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence赤ちゃんが眠っています。
Romaji ReadingAkachan ga nemutte imasu.
English MeaningA baby is sleeping. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence今日きょうは赤あかちゃんの機き嫌げんがいい。
Romaji ReadingKyō wa akachan no kigen ga ī.
English MeaningThe 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 ReadingKyō wa akachan no kigen ga ī desu.
English MeaningThe baby is in a good mood today. (Spoken Language, Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceまだ赤あかちゃんの首くびがすわらない。
Romaji ReadingMada akachan no kubi ga suwaranai.
English MeaningThe 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 ReadingMada akachan no kubi ga suwarimasen.
English MeaningThe baby’s neck is still unsteady. (Polite Form)
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