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Japanese symbol for “maturity”

Romaji: seijuku
maturity; ripeness

In Japanese, maturity is , read (seijuku).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs maturity; ripeness

Kanji and stroke order

turn into, become, get
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2
mellow, ripen, mature
on: ジュク
kun: う.れる
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “maturity”

WordReadingMeaning
まんき mankiexpiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
えんじゅく enjukuripeness; mellowness; maturity
うれ urematurity; ripeness
おとなげ otonageadultness; maturity
まるみ marumimellowness; maturity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
かんせい kanseicompletion; perfection; accomplishment
へいせい heiseiHeisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
こうせい kouseicomposition; construction; formation
たっせい tasseiachievement; attainment; accomplishment
じゅくご jukugokanji compound
じゅくれん jukurenskill; expertise; experience

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.