juvenile in Japanese
juvenile in Japanese is 若々しい, 少年, 子役 — juvenile means young or not yet fully grown; relating to young people.
juvenile in Japanese
若々しい
Pronounced: wakawakashii
Young; not fully developed.
少年
Pronounced: shōnen
A prepubescent child.
子役
Pronounced: koyaku
(theater) An actor playing a child's role.
What does "juvenile" mean?
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adj Young or not yet fully grown; relating to young people.
"A juvenile eagle often looks quite different from its parents."
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adj Childish or immature in behaviour, especially for someone's age.
"It was juvenile of him to sulk because he lost the board game."
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noun A young person, especially a minor under the age of legal adulthood.
"The youth centre offers evening clubs for local juveniles who need somewhere to go."
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juvenile in a sentence
- A juvenile eagle often looks quite different from its parents.
- Juvenile birds usually stay in the nest until their feathers are fully grown.
- It was juvenile of him to sulk because he lost the board game.
- Stop making juvenile faces at the waiter; you are thirty years old.
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What is "juvenile" in Japanese?
"juvenile" in Japanese is 若々しい, 少年, 子役. juvenile means: Young or not yet fully grown; relating to young people.
How do you pronounce 若々しい?
"juvenile" in Japanese is 若々しい, pronounced "wakawakashii".
How do you use "juvenile" in a sentence?
Example: "A juvenile eagle often looks quite different from its parents." In Japanese, "juvenile" is 若々しい, 少年, 子役.
Are there other ways to say "juvenile" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "juvenile": 若々しい, 少年, 子役.
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