Word Meaning 成人

せいじん seijin

成人 is read as せいじん (seijin) and means adult.

Meaning

English

  1. adult
  2. grownup
  3. becoming an adult
  4. coming of age
  5. growing up (to be a man, woman)

Reading

Kana

せいじん

Romaji

seijin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 大人,成年,成年者,アダルト,十八歳,二十歳,成人式,成人の日 Rank 2245 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

成年後見人

せいねんこうけんにん

adult guardian

成年被後見人

せいねんひこうけんにん

adult ward

成人病

せいじんびょう

adult diseases

成人の日

せいじんのひ

Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January)

新成人

しんせいじん

new adult (in Japan, a person who reaches adulthood that year)

成人教育協会

せいじんきょういくきょうかい

Adult Education Association

女人成仏

にょにんじょうぶつ

a woman becoming a Buddha

成す

なす

to change into

成長

せいちょう

growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

成立

せいりつ

being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.)

成果

せいか

(good) result

成分

せいぶん

ingredient

Example Sentences

10

I have a grown daughter.

Our children are grown.

The movie is X-rated.

I have three grown sons.

I have three grown sons.

Tom has a grown daughter.

In Japan people come of age when they are 20 years old.

Tom has three adult children.

Henry will come of age this March.

Tom has three grown children.