Word Meaning 年少

ねんしょう nenshou

年少 is read as ねんしょう (nenshou) and means young.

Meaning

English

  1. young
  2. juvenile

Reading

Kana

ねんしょう

Romaji

nenshou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 年長 Rank 19151 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

年少者

ねんしょうしゃ

youth

年少組

ねんしょうぐみ

junior class

年少客気

ねんしょうかっき

youthful ardor

年少気鋭

ねんしょうきえい

being young and spirited

年少扶養控除

ねんしょうふようこうじょ

tax exemption for a child under the age of 16

最年少

さいねんしょう

youngest

少年

しょうねん

boy

青少年

せいしょうねん

youth

少年院

しょうねんいん

reformatory

少年会

しょうねんかい

junior society

家出少年

いえでしょうねん

runaway child

四国少年院

しこくしょうねんいん

Shikoku Reform School

Example Sentences

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I am the most junior staff in my office.

I put on a little weight last year.

Of the three boys, the youngest is the most attractive.

As is quite common for teenagers aged from 13 to 19, she's conceited.

Many boys and girls ranging from 12 to 18 entered the contest.

In 2009, Selena Gomez became the youngest person to be named a United Nations Children's Fund Ambassador in the United States.

Many boys and girls ranging from 12 to 18 entered the contest.

It's not surprising at all that the number of delinquent boys and girls is increasing.

There were figures there from those of an age best called girls and boys to those who looked to be old enough to be about to live out their life span.