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成人

せいじん

N3adult

Examples

この講座は成人を対象に開かれている。

物語は主人公が成人するまでの成長を描く。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 成人 (せいじん) means an adult or becoming one socially or legally.
  • Basic usage: A course targets adults; a story follows growth until the protagonist reaches adulthood.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Adults as an audience and adulthood as developmental endpoint
    • Noun 成人を対象に is a group; verb 成人する is change of status. Legal age depends on jurisdiction and period.

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