Vocabulary

What does 成人 (せいじん, seijin) mean?

成人 (せいじん, seijin) means adult.

Quick facts
Readingせいじん
Romajiseijin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
せいじん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonseijin

adult

  1. 1noun adult; grown-up
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

Example sentences

  • Once you become an adult, you can drink alcohol.

  • In Japan, you become an adult at twenty.

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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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