早熟

そうじゅく

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective, の-adjective precocity; early ripening; premature development See also: 奥手 (おくて).

Kanji

• 早 early. Read as ソウ.
• 熟 ripe. Read as ジュク.

Example sentences

• 女の子は男の子より早熟だ。
  Girls mature faster than boys.
• 早熟は大成せず。
  Soon ripe, soon rotten.

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