とな
Meanings
Noun
1. 一定の年齢に達した人。現代日本では18歳または20歳以上の人。成人。
2. 年齢を重ね、十分な判断力を有し、社会的な責任を負えるとみなされるようになった人。ものごとの理非をよくわきまえ、わがままを言わない人。
3. 年齢を重ね、特定の行為が可能となったり感覚が理解できるようになったりした人。
4. 聞き分けよくおとなしくしていること。
5. 性的に成熟した人。精通または初潮のあった人。童貞または処女を失った人。また性に関する換喩。
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Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
① 騒いだりせず静かにしているさま。② 穏やかで従順なさま。③ 派手ではないさま。
to grow up; to become an adult
① 大人らしくなる。
Examples (33 in total)
I'm an adult now as well.
You are now an adult.
Two adult tickets, please.
I teach French to adults.
Tom isn't an adult yet.
This is a book often read by adults.
Only adults can see this film.
It's easier to teach children than to teach adults.
The little boy is used to talking with grown-ups.
This child talks like an adult.
What is the maximum dosage for an adult?
They aren't children any more, but not adults yet.
That boy speaks like an adult.
He treats me as an adult.
The word refers to not only adults but also children.
I wanted to meet a really mature woman.
Adult cats are the size of human babies.
Children generally have a higher body temperature than adults.
This movie is for adults, not for children.
And yet, in the "real adult world" there are a lot of competitions.
This is true of adults as well as of children.
She is an adult, so you should treat her accordingly.
He grew a beard to look more mature.
How much time do adults spend watching television every day?
That child talks as if he were an adult.
Two adult tickets and three children's tickets to London, please.
Some people think talking back to an adult is rude.
The children sat in the first row. The adults sat in the back.
Of course, I'm young, and politics is conducted by grown-ups.
Now that you are grown up, you must not behave like a child.
Little children always question things we adults take for granted.
General admission is $7 for adults.
Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as an adult.