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早熟 (そうじゅく, soujuku) Japanese meaning: precocity | Kotomora
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He was a precocious genius.
This variety is early-ripening and can be harvested in early summer.
Usage patterns 早そう 熟じゅく な 〈 人ひと 〉 a precocious person (who matures early)
She was a precocious child and was already reading books at age five.
早そう 熟じゅく の 〈 才さい 能のう 〉 an early-blooming talent
He showed a precocious talent and turned professional while still young.
早そう 熟じゅく の 〈 作さく 物ぶつ 〉 an early-ripening crop (variety)
In this region, early-ripening tomatoes are preferred.
Related words 早熟 and 早成 both mean developing early, but 早成 is more literary/technical and often used for organisms or biological growth rather than personality.
早熟 means developing physically or mentally earlier than the norm, while 老成 specifically means acting or thinking with the maturity of an older person despite one's age.
Opposites 早熟 describes maturing earlier than usual, while 晩熟 describes maturing later than usual.
早熟 describes a person whose talent or maturity shows early, the figurative opposite of a 遅咲き person whose success comes late.
Don't confuse with 早熟 means maturing earlier than normal, whereas 成熟 simply means reaching maturity or ripeness with no implication of timing.
早熟 refers to a person or organism developing ahead of schedule, while 熟成 refers to the aging or maturation process of things like wine or cheese, not people.
Etymology From 早 (early) + 熟 (ripen, mature). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for describing developmental timing.
