Vocabulary

What does 幼稚 (ようち, youchi) mean?

幼稚 (ようち, youchi) means childish, immature.

Quick facts
Readingようち
Romajiyouchi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ようち
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyouchi

childish, immature

  1. 1noun infancy
  2. 2na-adjective · noun childish; infantile; immature

Example sentences

  • His excuse was very childish.

  • I think that way of thinking is childish.

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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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