adolescent in Japanese
adolescent in Japanese is 思春期の, 少年, 少女 — adolescent means a young person who is no longer a child but not yet fully an adult, typically a teenager.
adolescent in Japanese
思春期の
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
少年
Pronounced: shōnen
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
少女
Pronounced: shōjo
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
青春
Pronounced: seishun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
What does "adolescent" mean?
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noun A young person who is no longer a child but not yet fully an adult, typically a teenager.
"The clinic offers counselling designed specifically for adolescents."
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adj Relating to the teenage years, or behaving in an immature, teenager-like way.
"The show captures adolescent awkwardness perfectly."
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adolescent in a sentence
- The clinic offers counselling designed specifically for adolescents.
- As an adolescent, she was painfully shy.
- The show captures adolescent awkwardness perfectly.
- His adolescent humour never really went away.
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What is "adolescent" in Japanese?
"adolescent" in Japanese is 思春期の, 少年, 少女. adolescent means: A young person who is no longer a child but not yet fully an adult, typically a teenager.
How do you use "adolescent" in a sentence?
Example: "The clinic offers counselling designed specifically for adolescents." In Japanese, "adolescent" is 思春期の, 少年, 少女.
Are there other ways to say "adolescent" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "adolescent": 思春期の, 少年, 少女, 青春.
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