成人 (Seijin) is a Japanese noun meaning “adult, grown-up, becoming an adult, coming of age”.
Meanings
- nounadult; grown-up
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbecoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
Examples
彼女は成人前に死んだ。
She died before coming of age.
その映画は成人向きだ。
The movie is X-rated.
彼はいわば成人した赤ん坊だ。
He is, as it were, a grown-up baby.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).