Illustration: In a family apartment, a young teenager emerges from their room dressed for a relative's formal celebration. Their neatly fitted jacket, simple hairstyle, and composed posture give them an unexpectedly adult appearance.

JLPT N3i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

大人おとなっぽい

otonappoi

mature, grown-up

Example sentences

  1. 大人おとなっぽくなりたい。

    I want to become more adult-like.

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  2. 私わたしのめいは年としの割わりには魅力的みりょくてきで大人おとなっぽい。

    My niece is attractive and mature for her age.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれの姪めいは年としの割わりには魅力的みりょくてきで大人おとなっぽい。

    His niece is attractive and mature for her age.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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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