成長

• 読み: せいちょう
• ローマ字: seichou
• 漢字の分解: 成 (sei) — to become, accomplish; 長 (chou) — long, grow
• 発音: /seː.tɕoː/

意味

Growth; development. The process of growing physically, mentally, or in scale.

A suru-verb (成長する) used as an intransitive verb for organic, natural, or personal growth. Covers children growing up, companies expanding, and personal development. Distinguished from 生長, which is used specifically for biological growth of plants and organisms.

例文

1. 子供の成長は本当に早いと感じる。
2. この経験を通じて人として成長できた。
3. アジア経済は急速に成長を続けている。

使い方ガイド

場面: child-rearing, self-improvement, economics

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 成 (sei, to become/accomplish) and 長 (chou, long/grow). Literally 'becoming long/tall' — extended to mean growing and developing in any sense.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal