JLPT N2 · Noun

青少年 (seishounen)

青少年 (せいしょうねん, seishounen) is a Japanese noun meaning “young people (ages 12 to 25); youth”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいしょうねん
Romaji: seishounen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation · noun
persons under the age of 18 · noun

Example sentences

私には青少年の心理がわからない。

I can not understand the psychology of adolescents.

Tatoeba #164568

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 青少年

青

blue, greenセイ・ショウ・あお・あお- · 8 strokes

少

few, littleショウ・すく.ない・すこ.し · 4 strokes

年

year, counter for yearsネン・とし · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 青少年.

青あおblue青いあおいblue青年せいねんyouth青白いあおじろいpale真っ青まっさおdeep blue青春せいしゅんyouth少しすこしa little少ないすくないfew少女しょうじょgirl (usu. between 7 and 17)少々しょうしょうa little少年しょうねんboy減少げんしょうdecrease多少たしょうa little少しもすこしも(not) at all

Source: JMdict entry 1381570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.