青年

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See also: 靑年

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) year
trad. (青年)
simp. #(青年)
anagram 年青

Pronunciation


Noun

青年

  1. youth; adolescence (period)
  2. young person; youngster; youth (person)
    號召青年号召青年  ―  hàozhào qīngnián  ―  to rally the youth
    佛系青年  ―  fóxì qīngnián  ―  zen youth (slang)

Synonyms

  • (young person):

Derived terms

Proper noun

青年

  1. () Qingnian (a village in Yonglong, Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (青年):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
ねん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
靑年 (kyūjitai)
 青年 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

(せい)(ねん) (seinen

  1. a young man; a youth
    • 2017 April 15, “(せい)(はい)(いざな)われし(もの) [Beckoned by the Star Chalice]”, in CODE OF THE DUELIST(コード・オブ・ザ・デュエリスト), Konami:
      ()(かい)との(たたか)いに()()れる(せい)(ねん)
      Kikai to no tatakai ni akekureru seinen.
      A youth who devotes himself to fighting Mechstrosities.

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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

青年 (cheongnyeon) (hangeul 청년)

  1. Alternative form of 靑年 ("youth").

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

青年

  1. chữ Hán form of thanh niên (related to young).