Japanese symbol for “youth”
青年
せいねん
Romaji: seinen
youth; young man
In Japanese, youth is 青年, read せいねん (seinen).
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 youth; young man
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “youth”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青春 | せいしゅん seishun | youth; adolescence; springtime of life |
| 若者 | わかもの wakamono | young person; youngster; young people |
| 若年 | じゃくねん jakunen | youth |
| 青少年 | せいしょうねん seishounen | young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation |
| 若 | わか waka | youth |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青春 | せいしゅん seishun | youth; adolescence; springtime of life |
| 青空 | あおぞら aozora | blue sky |
| 青い | あおい aoi | blue; azure |
| 青山 | せいざん seizan | lush mountain; green mountain |
| 青木 | あおき aoki | Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 少年 | しょうねん shounen | boy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “youth”.
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.