青少年

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Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
 
young; few; little
young; few; little; lack
 year
trad. (青少年) 青 少 年
simp. #(青少年) 青 少 年

Etymology

Short for 青年 (qīngnián) + 少年 (shàonián).

Pronunciation

Noun

青少年

  1. young person; youth; adolescent; teenager

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
青 少 年
せい
Grade: 1 		しょう
Grade: 2 		ねん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
靑少年 (kyūjitai)

Noun

青(せい)少(しょう)年(ねん) • (seishōnen) 

  1. a youth or young person

Synonyms

See also

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
青少年

Noun

青少年 • (cheongsonyeon) (hangeul 청소년)

  1. Alternative form of 靑少年.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
青少年

Noun

青少年

  1. chữ Hán form of thanh thiếu niên (“youth; adolescents”).
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