一いっ丁ちょう前まえ

noun

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age

Often used when someone acts or is treated as a full-fledged adult, sometimes with a nuance of 'thinking oneself grown-up'.

See also: 一人前

• 彼かれももう一いっ丁ちょう前まえの大人おとなだ。

  He is already a full-fledged adult.

• 一いっ丁ちょう前まえの口くちをきくようになったね。

  You've started talking like a grown-up, haven't you?

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

fully fledged; established; qualified

Describes someone or something that is competent, independent, or worthy of recognition in a role or skill. Often used in the phrase 一丁前の〜.

• 彼かれは一いっ丁ちょう前まえの職しょく人にんになった。

  He became a fully fledged craftsman.

• 一いっ丁ちょう前まえの意い見けんを言いえるようになった。

  She has become able to give a qualified opinion.