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思春期 (ししゅんき, shishunki) Japanese meaning: puberty | Kotomora
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During puberty, both the body and mind undergo significant changes.
She is struggling with how to interact with her adolescent daughter.
Usage patterns 思し 春しゅん 期き を 迎むか える to reach/enter puberty
My daughter is about to reach the age of puberty.
思し 春しゅん 期き に 入はい る to enter puberty/adolescence
Many children enter puberty around age twelve.
思し 春しゅん 期き 特とく 有ゆう の 〈 事こと 〉 characteristic of (an aspect) peculiar to puberty
Many students carry worries that are typical of puberty.
Kanji 春 springtime, spring (season) Related words 思春期 refers specifically to puberty and early adolescence (roughly ages 10–18), while 青年期 covers the broader span of youth from late teens into the early twenties.
思春期 is the clinical, precise term for puberty, while 春 used this way is a softer, more literary way to refer to the same period.
Etymology Composed of 思 (thought, feeling), 春 (spring, youth), and 期 (period, stage). The term literally means 'the period of spring-like thoughts and feelings,' reflecting the emotional and physical awakening of adolescence.
