(そうじゅく)

そうじゅく
noun / adjective (な)
precocious; premature development
1. precocious; premature development
precocious; premature development
早熟(そうじゅく)子供(こども)だった。
He was a precocious child.
早熟(そうじゅく)才能(さいのう)()音楽家(おんがくか)として注目(ちゅうもく)された。
She attracted attention as a musician with precocious talent.
早熟(そうじゅく)天才(てんさい)大人(おとな)になってからも活躍(かつやく)するとは(かぎ)らない。
It is not always the case that a precocious genius remains successful as an adult.
2. early ripening (of crops or fruit)
early ripening (of crops or fruit)
この品種(ひんしゅ)早熟(そうじゅく)で、(なつ)(はじ)めに収穫(しゅうかく)できる。
This variety ripens early and can be harvested at the beginning of summer.
早熟(そうじゅく)品種(ひんしゅ)市場(しじょう)(はや)()せるので人気(にんき)がある。
Early-ripening varieties are popular because they can be brought to market sooner.
(あたた)かい気候(きこう)地域(ちいき)では果物(くだもの)早熟(そうじゅく)する傾向(けいこう)がある。
In warm climate regions, fruits tend to ripen early.

Describes development or maturation that occurs earlier than typical. In sense 1, applied to children or young people who show abilities or maturity beyond their age. In sense 2, used in agriculture for crops that ripen ahead of the normal season. Composed of (そう) (early) and (じゅく) (mature, ripen).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 早熟(そうじゅく)(): precocious child
  • 早熟(そうじゅく)才能(さいのう): precocious talent
  • 早熟(そうじゅく)品種(ひんしゅ): early-ripening variety
  • 早熟(そうじゅく)(がた): precocious type

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 晩成(ばんせい): late blooming — the opposite; achieving success later in life
  • 大器晩成(たいきばんせい): great talents mature late — a proverb and idiom