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子供っぽい (kodomoppoi) Japanese meaning: childish | Kotomora
JLPT N3 › Conjugation 子供っぽい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 子こ 供ども っぽい 子こ 供ども っぽくない Polite 子こ 供ども っぽいです 子こ 供ども っぽくないです also 子こ 供ども っぽくありません Past polite 子こ 供ども っぽかったです 子こ 供ども っぽくなかったです also 子こ 供ども っぽくありませんでした Past 子こ 供ども っぽかった 子こ 供ども っぽくなかった Te-form 子こ 供ども っぽくて 子こ 供ども っぽくなくて Adverbial 子こ 供ども っぽく Conditional 子こ 供ども っぽければ 子こ 供ども っぽくなければ Tara conditional 子こ 供ども っぽかったら 子こ 供ども っぽくなかったら
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I think that design is a little too childish.
Usage patterns 子こ 供ども っぽい 〈 物もの 〉 childish-looking (thing)
He's already an adult, but he wears childish-looking clothes.
子こ 供ども っぽく 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to act/behave in a childish way
She started crying in a childish way.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 考かんが え 方かた が 子こ 供ども っぽい someone's way of thinking is childish
I think his way of thinking is still childish.
Kanji 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM Related words 幼稚 is a more formal, strongly negative word for immaturity used in serious criticism, while 子供っぽい can be mild or even affectionate.
大人げない specifically criticizes an adult for acting unbefitting their age, while 子供っぽい just describes childlike qualities without necessarily implying the person should know better.
未熟 focuses on lack of skill or experience (immaturity in ability), whereas 子供っぽい describes childlike manner or appearance.
子供っぽい carries a stronger negative or mocking tone about immature behavior, while 幼い can be neutral, simply describing tender age.
Written forms 子こ 供ども っぽい
子こ どもっぽい
Alternative spelling using 子ども instead of 子供; both are common.
Etymology Compound of 子供 (child) + っぽい (-ish, -like), a suffix indicating tendency or resemblance.
