Infantile or Very Young

osana-i, yō

Being very young is expressed as osanai. Yōchina comes before nouns and means infantile. Yōchien is a kindergarten. En means a garden. The chi of yōchi also means very young.

1. Begin to write the left-hand side of the character. Write the sweeping stroke from the top. Write the short stroke connecting to the previous stroke. (These strokes are not separated when you write with a pen.)
2. Write the stroke that parallels the first stroke. Write the sweeping stroke that is almost horizontal. (These strokes are not separated when you write with a pen.)
3. Write the dot at the end of the previous stroke.
4. Write the hook with an upward turn.
5. Write the sweeping stroke falling leftward.