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)
simp. #(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
せい
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 2
ねん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
靑少年 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(せい)(しょう)(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

Noun

青少年 (cheongsonyeon) (hangeul 청소년)

  1. Alternative form of 靑少年.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

青少年

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