幼形成熟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幼	形	成	熟
よう Grade: 6	けい Grade: 2	せい Grade: 4	じゅく Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

幼形 (yōkei, “juvenile form”) +‎ 成熟 (seijuku, “maturation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーけーせ​ーじゅく [yòókéé séꜜèjùkù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːke̞ː se̞ːʑɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

幼(よう)形(けい)成(せい)熟(じゅく) • (yōkei seijuku) ^{←えうけいせいじゆく (eukeiseizyuku)?}

1. (biology) Synonym of ネオテニー (neotonī, “neoteny”)