Illustration: During cleanup after a neighborhood craft session, an adult woman and an adult man stand with two elementary-school children beside a low worktable. Both adults have clearly mature faces and proportions; the children have rounder faces and smaller hands.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

大人おとな

otona

adult, grown-up

Example sentences

  1. 大人おとなになったら何なにになる？

    What will you do when you grow up?

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  2. 君きみはもう大人おとなだ。

    You are now an adult.

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  3. 大人おとな２枚まいください。

    Two adults, please.

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Kanji in 大人

  • 大large; bigOnダイ・タイKunおお-・おおきい
  • 人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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