Keyword
mature
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig332
Readings
う
(3%)
Composed of
which
fire sparks
Used in vocabulary (126 in total)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
maturity; ripeness
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
immaturity; infancy
precocity; early ripening; premature development
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
full ripeness; full maturity
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
ripe fruit; mellow fruit
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
overripeness; full maturity; full development
for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action
staring at; scrutinizing; scrutinising
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
careful deliberation
proficiency; mastery; competence; becoming proficient (in)
skilled worker; skilled labour
(degree of) maturity
to be overripe
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
ripe persimmon
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; (arch.) to rot
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
orientation flight; training flight; practice flight
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be overripe
to wait for a ripe moment
climacteric; ripening after harvest
digestion; digestibility; naturalness; proficiency; mastery
proficiency; skill; experience
abundant harvest
kanji compound
ripening and turning yellow
to ripen
(degree of) ripeness
one's full maturity
reading carefully with appreciation
carriage; movement (of the body)
careful consultation
for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action
late ripening; late maturity; developing late
careful inspection; scrutiny
narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi
being deliberate in council, and decisive in action
deliberation; consideration
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
sarpis (type of butter)
boiling down; reducing
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
unskilled; inexperienced
inexperienced; unripe; greenhorn; unfermented narezushi
ripening to sweetness (of fruit, etc.); maturing into sweetness
maturity; ripeness
to deal with a large number
smelling of (stale) liquor
experience that comes with age
laying low, awaiting one's chance
reading assigned to a kanji compound whose constituent characters are related to the word's meaning but not its pronunciation; kanji compound reading that has no correspondence to the readings of the constituent characters
manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
exercise to help digestion
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)
to manage (to do successfully); to get through
narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi
narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi
narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi
reading carefully with appreciation
to chew thoroughly; to masticate; to comprehend; to digest (e.g. an idea); to fully understand
to chew thoroughly; to masticate; to comprehend; to digest (e.g. an idea); to fully understand
to chew thoroughly; to masticate; to comprehend; to digest (e.g. an idea); to fully understand
sarpis (type of butter)
to handle (skilfully)
to express properly; to explain well
mellow; mature; fully developed; ripe
well-cooked food; well-boiled food
experienced; skilled; proficient
postmature infant
considering (a matter) carefully and silently; being lost in silent contemplation
kanji proficiency test
deliberative democracy; discursive democracy
to digest (a book); to thoroughly understand
Examples (49 in total)
This job calls for skill.
This work calls for a high degree of skill.
He is skilled in handicraft.