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What does 大人 (おとな, otona) mean?

大人 (おとな, otona) means adult.

Quick facts
Readingおとな
Romajiotona
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おとな
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonotona

adult

GenkiGenki 13
  1. 1noun · no-adjective · na-adjective adult; grown-up

Example sentences

  • My older brother is already an adult.

  • The tickets are for two adults.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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