Japanese symbol for “adulthood”
丁年
ていねん
Romaji: teinen
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
In Japanese, adulthood is 丁年, read ていねん (teinen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “adulthood”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成人期 | せいじんき seijinki | adult period; adulthood |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丁寧 | ていねい teinei | polite; courteous; civil |
| 包丁 | ほうちょう houchou | kitchen knife |
| 丁重 | ていちょう teichou | polite; courteous; hospitable |
| 装丁 | そうてい soutei | binding (of a book) |
| 丁度 | ちょうど choudo | exactly; precisely; just |
| 横丁 | よこちょう yokochou | bystreet; side street; back street |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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