N3Noun

🕐Time & Dates

成年せいねん

seinen

majority, adult age

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Example sentence

娘は今年成年になる。

My daughter will come of age this year.

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Kanji in 成年

turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

year, counter for years

Sentences with 成年

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
年	N5	とし	としyear, age
今年	N5	ことし	ことしthis year
毎年	N5	まいねん; まいとし	まいねん; まいとしevery year, yearly, annually
去年	N5	きょねん	きょねんlast year
来年	N5	らいねん	らいねんnext year
さ来年	N5	さらいねん	さらいねんyear after next
万年筆	N5	まんねんひつ	まんねんひつfountain pen
～年	N5	～ねん	～ねん~ years

More Time & Dates words

Word	Reading	Meaning
日中	にっちゅう	にっちゅうdaytime, broad daylight
後	ご	ごafter / later (used in compounds, formal; e.g. 午後[ごご] = afternoon)
後	のち	のちafterwards / later / from then on (more literary/formal; e.g. 雨[あめ]のち晴れ[はれ] = rain then clear)
今日	こんにち	こんにちtoday, this day (formal)
一度に	いちどに	いちどにall at once
現在	げんざい	げんざいnow (same as 今 (いま)), present, current
今回	こんかい	こんかいthis time, now
夜	よ	よevening, night (used in compounds)

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