Vocabulary

What does 青少年 (せいしょうねん, seishounen) mean?

青少年 (せいしょうねん, seishounen) means youth, young people.

Quick facts
Readingせいしょうねん
Romajiseishounen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
せいしょうねん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonseishounen

youth, young people

  1. 1noun young people; youth; the younger generation

Example sentences

  • This book is popular among young people.

  • Juvenile crime has become a problem.

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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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