思し春しゅん期き

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Meanings

Refers to the developmental stage of puberty and early adolescence, typically from around ages 10 to 18. Often used in medical, psychological, and everyday contexts.

思し春しゅん期きになると、体からだも心こころも大おおきく変へん化かする。
During puberty, both the body and mind undergo significant changes.
彼かの女じょは思し春しゅん期きの娘むすめとの接せっし方かたに悩なやんでいる。
She is struggling with how to interact with her adolescent daughter.

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Usage patterns

思し春しゅん期きを迎むかえるto reach/enter puberty
娘むすめもそろそろ思し春しゅん期きを迎むかえる年ねん頃ごろだ。
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
十じゅう二に歳さいごろから思し春しゅん期きに入はいる子こが多おおい。
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
思し春しゅん期き特とく有ゆうの悩なやみを抱かかえる生せい徒とは多おおい。
Many students carry worries that are typical of puberty.

Kanji

思think
春springtime, spring (season)
期period, time, date

Related words

青せい年ねん期き
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.
春はるN5
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.

Opposites

更こう年ねん期き
思春期 is the hormonal transition of early adolescence, whereas 更年期 is the hormonal transition of midlife (menopause), making the two commonly contrasted life stages.

Word family

思し春しゅん期き早そう発はつ症しょう
precocious puberty; early puberty

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.