成人

Chinese

		finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (成人)		成	人

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ jan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-ngìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-jîn / sêng-lîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngrén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-jên²
    • Yale: chéng-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngren
    • Palladius: чэнжэнь (čɛnžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: sìhng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ nginˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin² ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengjiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengliin
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 成人

1. adult; grown-up

   成人教育  ―  chéngrén jiàoyù  ―  adult education

2. (literary) talented and virtuous person

Synonyms

• (adult): 成年人 (chéngniánrén), 成年者 (chéngniánzhě), 大人 (dàrén)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ jan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sàng-ngìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiâⁿ-lâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngrén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-jên²
    • Yale: chéng-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngren
    • Palladius: чэнжэнь (čɛnžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: sìhng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sàng-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sangˇ nginˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sang² ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /saŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiâⁿ-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: tsiânn-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cvialaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siã²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/

Verb

成人

1. to grow up; to become full-grown
2. to make something of oneself; to become worthy of respect
3. (literary) to bring someone up
4. (of a prostitute) to lose virginity

Synonyms

• (to grow up): 長大／长大 (zhǎngdà)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 成人

1. (Hakka, Southern Min, of a person) presentable; decent

Pronunciation 3

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiâⁿ--lâng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiâⁿ--lâng
    • Tâi-lô: tshiânn--lâng

Verb

成人

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) to betroth (a girl)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
成	人
せい Grade: 4	じん Grade: 1
kan’on

Pronunciation

• • Homophones: 世塵, 西人, 征人, 聖人

Noun

成(せい)人(じん) • (seijin) 

1. an adult; a grown-up
   • 2008 July 16 [2008 January 23], Hikaru Nakamura, “その３　もうひとつの楽園(パラダイス) [Chapter 3: Just Another Paradise]”, in 聖(セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint☆Young Men], 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:

     お客様 成人男性２名ですと８千円ですが……
     あ じゃあ その——
     聖人男性２枚で……

     O-kyaku-sama seijin dansei ni-mei desu to hachisen-en desu ga……
     A jā sono——
     Seijin dansei ni-mai de……

     It would be 8,000 yen for 2 adult men(seijin), sirs……
     Oh, in that case——
     We’d like 2 holy man(seijin) tickets, please……

Verb

成(せい)人(じん)する • (seijin suru) suru (stem 成(せい)人(じん)し (seijin shi), past 成(せい)人(じん)した (seijin shita))

1. to reach adulthood; to come of age

Conjugation

Conjugation of "成人する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	成人し	せいじんし	seijin shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	成人し	せいじんし	seijin shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	成人する	せいじんする	seijin suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	成人する	せいじんする	seijin suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	成人すれ	せいじんすれ	seijin sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	成人せよ¹ 成人しろ²	せいじんせよ¹ せいじんしろ²	seijin seyo¹ seijin shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	成人される	せいじんされる	seijin sareru
Causative	成人させる 成人さす	せいじんさせる せいじんさす	seijin saseru seijin sasu
Potential	成人できる	せいじんできる	seijin dekiru
Volitional	成人しよう	せいじんしよう	seijin shiyō
Negative	成人しない	せいじんしない	seijin shinai
Negative continuative	成人せず	せいじんせず	seijin sezu
Formal	成人します	せいじんします	seijin shimasu
Perfective	成人した	せいじんした	seijin shita
Conjunctive	成人して	せいじんして	seijin shite
Hypothetical conditional	成人すれば	せいじんすれば	seijin sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
成	人

Noun

成人 • (seong'in) (hangeul 성인)

1. Hanja form^? of 성인 (“adult, grown-up”).