Japanese symbol for “teenage”
１０代
じゅうだい
Romaji: juudai
the teens (10-19); teenage
In Japanese, teenage is １０代, read じゅうだい (juudai).
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Meanings
- n the teens (10-19); teenage
- n the tenth generation
Written forms: １０代、十代. Readings: じゅうだい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “teenage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ティーンエイジ | ティーンエイジ tiin'eiji | teenage; teenage years |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 代表 | だいひょう daihyou | representation; representative; delegate |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
| 代わり | かわり kawari | substitute; replacement; substituting |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
| 年代 | ねんだい nendai | age; era; period |
See also: Chinese symbol for “teenage”.
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