幼形成熟
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 幼 | 形 | 成 | 熟 |
| よう Grade: 6 | けい Grade: 2 | せい Grade: 4 | じゅく Grade: 6 |
| on’yomi | |||
Etymology
幼形 (yōkei, “juvenile form”) + 成熟 (seijuku, “maturation”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) よーけーせーじゅく [yòókéé séꜜèjùkù] (Nakadaka – [5])
- IPA(key): [jo̞ːke̞ː se̞ːʑɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
幼形成熟 (hiragana ようけいせいじゅく, rōmaji yōkei seijuku)
- (biology) Synonym of ネオテニー (neotonī, “neoteny”)