Word Meaning 大人

おとな otona

大人 is read as おとな (otona) and means adult.

Meaning

English

  1. adult
  2. grown-up

Reading

Kana

おとな

Romaji

otona

Writing Variants

  • 大人 だいにん dainin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 小人 Related Words 成人,成年,成年者,アダルト,十八歳,二十歳,社会人,ビール Rank 349 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大量殺人

たいりょうさつじん

mass killing

大人しい

おとなしい

quiet (color, pattern, etc.)

大金

おおがね

large amount of money

大げさ

おおげさ

exaggerated

大ざっぱ

おおざっぱ

careless (e.g. work)

大学

だいがく

former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

大国

たいこく

province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

大いに

おおいに

very

大気

たいき

atmosphere

大半

たいはん

majority

大きい

おおきい

loud

大小

だいしょう

daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)

Example Sentences

10

おとなでもそのえいがでなくことがある。

Even adults sometimes cry at that movie.

Tom is an adult.

Grow up!

I'm an adult now as well.

You are now an adult.

Two adults, please.

I want to become more adult-like.

I have a large family.

Sit tight.

What will you do when you grow up?