Chinese

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finish; complete; accomplish
finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
 
man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(成人)

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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成人

  1. adult; grown-up
    成人教育  ―  chéngrén jiàoyù  ―  adult education
  2. (literary) talented and virtuous person
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  • (adult):
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Pronunciation 2

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成人

  1. to grow up; to become full-grown
  2. to make something of oneself; to become worthy of respect
  3. (literary) to bring someone up
  4. (of a prostitute) to lose virginity
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Adjective

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成人

  1. (Hakka, Southern Min, of a person) presentable; decent

Pronunciation 3

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成人

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) to betroth (a girl)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 4
じん
Grade: 1
kan'on

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Noun

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(せい)(じん) (seijin

  1. an adult; a grown-up
    成人(せいじん)平均身長(へいきんしんちょう)
    seijin no heikin shinchō
    average height of adults
    成人(せいじん)()けゲーム
    seijin-muke gēmu
    video game for adults; pornographic video game
    成人(せいじん)()
    seijin-zumi
    (social media) minors DNI
    (literally, “already an adult”)

Usage notes

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  • In Japan, the legal age for adulthood was changed from 20 to 18 on April 1, 2022. ([1])

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(せい)(じん)する (seijin surusuru (stem (せい)(じん) (seijin shi), past (せい)(じん)した (seijin shita))

  1. to reach adulthood; to come of age

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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成人 (seong'in) (hangeul 성인)

  1. Hanja form? of 성인 (adult, grown-up).