青年

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) (Classifier: m)
    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: 青年(せいねん) (seinen)
  • Korean: 청년(靑年) (cheongnyeon)
  • Vietnamese: thanh niên (青年)

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーねん [sèénéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːnẽ̞ɴ]

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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

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)