No. 3,584 in Japanese
赤ちゃん
Baby.
In a sentence
赤ちゃんが笑った。
The baby laughed.
In this sentence, '赤ちゃん' refers to a baby as the subject performing the action of laughing.
彼女は赤ちゃんにミルクをあげている。
She is giving milk to the baby.
Here, '赤ちゃん' is the indirect object, indicating the receiver of the milk.
公園で遊んでいる赤ちゃんを見た。
I saw a baby playing in the park.
In this context, '赤ちゃん' is the noun modified by the clause indicating the baby that is playing in the park.
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