幼稚

ようち

infancy, childish, infantile

Also:childish

What does 幼稚 mean?

幼稚 is a Japanese noun meaning infancy, childish, infantile in English. It can also be translated as childish depending on context. It is written as 幼稚 in kanji, ようち in hiragana, and youchi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

幼稚な説得とは、人をしつこく唆すことだ。

Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.