Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seinen

/ˈseɪ.nən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: seinen
IPA: /ˈseɪ.nən/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30 years old (and older).

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 青年 (seinen).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 青年

Questions

How do you pronounce seinen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪ.nən/.
What does seinen mean?: A kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30 years old (and older).
Where does seinen come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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