青春(せいしゅん)

せいしゅん
noun
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
time-period
1. youth; adolescence; one's younger days
The period of youth and adolescence, typically the teenage years through early twenties. Carries a nostalgic and idealized connotation, evoking energy, passion, and formative experiences. Widely used in Japanese media, especially for stories about high school life.
青春(せいしゅん)を楽(たの)しむ。
Enjoy one's youth.
部活(ぶかつ)に打(う)ち込(こ)んだ日々(ひび)が、私(わたし)の青春(せいしゅん)だった。
The days I devoted myself to club activities were my youth.
高校(こうこう)時代(じだい)は二度(にど)と戻(もど)らない青春(せいしゅん)の一(ひと)ページだから、後悔(こうかい)のないように過(す)ごしたい。
High school is a page of one's youth that never comes back, so I want to live it without regrets.

Usage

青春(せいしゅん) literally means "blue/green spring" and comes from Chinese philosophy where spring and the color blue/green represent youth. It has a strongly nostalgic and romanticized tone and is a staple of Japanese pop culture, especially in 青春(せいしゅん)ドラマ (youth dramas) and 青春(せいしゅん)映画(えいが) (coming-of-age films).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 青春(せいしゅん): youth (nostalgic, idealized)
  • 若(わか)さ: youthfulness (physical quality of being young)
  • 思春期(ししゅんき): puberty, adolescence (biological/developmental stage)

Related Words

Related: 思春期(ししゅんき) (puberty, adolescence)
Compare: 若(わか)さ (youthfulness)
Compare: 学園生活(がくえんせいかつ) (school life)
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