成せい熟じゅく

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成熟する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for both physical ripening of fruit and abstract maturation of people, societies, or ideas. Often appears as 成熟する.

〈物もの〉が成せい熟じゅくするfor something (a market, society, fruit, etc.) to reach maturity
この市し場じょうはまだ成せい熟じゅくしていないので、成せい長ちょうの余よ地ちが大おおきい。
This market hasn't matured yet, so there's plenty of room for growth.
成せい熟じゅくした〈人ひと〉a person who is mature (in thinking, personality, etc.)
彼かれは年ねん齢れいよりも成せい熟じゅくした考かんがえ方かたをしている。
He has a way of thinking that is more mature than his age.

熟じゅくす
熟す highlights the ongoing process of ripening or becoming skilled, while 成熟 emphasizes the finished state of being mature or ripe.
成せい長ちょうN3
成長 refers to the process of growing or developing, whereas 成熟 refers to having reached a fully developed, mature state.
円えん熟じゅく
成熟 is the more common, general word for physical or biological ripening and abstract maturation, while 円熟 stresses a well-rounded, harmonious completeness often in artistic or personal development.
熟じゅく成せい
成熟 usually describes biological or personal maturity reaching full development, whereas 熟成 emphasizes a deliberate process of improving quality over time, often in food or products.

未み成せい熟じゅく
未成熟 describes something that has not yet reached maturity, the direct opposite of 成熟.
未み熟じゅくN1
成熟 means 'mature' or 'ripe', the direct opposite of 未熟 in both its literal (fruit) and figurative (person) senses.
幼よう稚ちN2
成熟 means mature or fully developed, the direct opposite of 幼稚's sense of being underdeveloped or immature.

熟じゅく成せい
熟成 (kanji reversed) refers to the aging or fermenting process of things like wine or cheese, while 成熟 refers to reaching a mature or ripe state, often of people or societies.
成じょう就じゅ
成熟 (maturity, ripening) shares the kanji 成 with 成就 but means growing to completion, not a wish being fulfilled.
早そう熟じゅくN1
早熟 means maturing earlier than normal, whereas 成熟 simply means reaching maturity or ripeness with no implication of timing.

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Compound of 成 (sei, 'become') and 熟 (juku, 'ripen'). The combination conveys reaching a fully developed state.