Vocabulary

What does 成年 (せいねん, seinen) mean?

成年 (せいねん, seinen) means age of majority, adulthood.

Quick facts
Readingせいねん
Romajiseinen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
せいねん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonseinen

age of majority, adulthood

  1. 1noun adult age; majority

Example sentences

  • The age of adulthood differs from country to country.

  • Once you become an adult, your responsibilities increase.

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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.

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