No. 726 in Japanese
園児
Kindergarten or nursery school child.
In a sentence
その幼稚園には百人の園児がいます。
There are one hundred kindergarteners in that kindergarten.
The word '園児' refers to young children attending a kindergarten.
園児たちは毎日楽しく遊んでいます。
The kindergarteners enjoy playing every day.
Here, '園児' indicates a group of children who are attending kindergarten and engaging in activities.
新しい園児はすぐにみんなと仲良くなりました。
The new kindergartener quickly made friends with everyone.
In this example, '園児' is used to describe an individual child who has joined a kindergarten.
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