大人（おとな）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: adult
Example sentences
- もう大人だから、自分のことは自分で決める。 — I'm an adult now, so I decide things for myself.
- 大人になったら、日本で働きたい。 — When I grow up, I want to work in Japan.
Idioms & proverbs containing “大人”
- 大人は赤子の心を失わず (たいじんはせきしのこころをうしなわず) — great human beings never lose the innocence of childhood; a virtuous ruler never loses the spirit of the common people
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “大人” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)