How to say 'Immature' in Japanese | 幼稚

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The Japanese word for Immature is 'Youchi', written as 幼稚 in Japanese.'Immature' in hiragana is ようち.

word

幼稚

Meaning

Immature

Reading

ようち

youchi

Kanji

幼Childhood, Infancy 稚Young, Immature

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '幼稚 (ようち)' means 'immature' or 'childish'. It is often used to describe behavior, thinking, or actions that are not appropriate for someone's age or position, suggesting a lack of maturity or sophistication. For example: His behavior is immature「彼の行動は幼稚だ」(かれのこうどうはようちだ). That idea is too childish「その考えは幼稚すぎる」(そのかんがえはようちすぎる). It can also refer to something being at an early stage of development, such as '幼稚な技術 (ようちなぎじゅつ)' (immature technology). Note that this word can carry a slightly negative connotation when used to describe people.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3086

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 幼稚

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

幼

Meaning

Childhood, Infancy

kanji

稚

Meaning

Young, Immature

Words Related to 幼稚 Through the Kanji 幼

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 幼 as well.

word

幼稚園

Meaning

Kindergarten

word

幼い

Meaning

Young

word

幼児

Meaning

Toddler

Words Related to 幼稚 Through the Kanji 稚

This Word contains the Kanji 稚 as well.

word

幼稚園

Meaning

Kindergarten

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'Youchi' means 'Immature' .

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