弱冠

Chinese
 
weak; feeble; young; inferior
 
to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
simp. and trad.
(弱冠)		 弱 冠

Pronunciation

Noun

弱冠

  1. (literary) the approach of adulthood (20 years of age)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
弱 冠
じゃく > じゃっ
Grade: 2		 かん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Literary Chinese. From 禮記/曲禮上.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

弱冠 (hiragana じゃっかん, rōmaji jakkan, historical hiragana じやくくわん)

  1. 20 years of age
  2. youth

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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