ripen, mature
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジュク
- ニュク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- じゅく.す
- じゅく.れる
About this kanji
The kanji 熟 primarily means to ripen or mature. It is often used as a verb, seen in its kun'yomi form じゅく.す, which means to mature or ripen. One common compound is 熟睡 (じゅくすい), meaning deep sleep, conveying the idea of fully matured or restful sleep. Another is 成熟 (せいじゅく), which translates to maturity and reflects a state of full development.熟練 (じゅくれん) means proficiency, indicating a high level of skill acquired through experience or 'ripening' in practice. A useful note is that 熟 can imply a sense of completeness, either in terms of personal growth or the quality of things.
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Example sentences
果物が十分に熟している。
The fruit is sufficiently ripe.
Meanings across languages
- English
- ripen, mature
- Tiếng Việt
- chín, trưởng thành
- 日本語
- 熟す, 熟れる
- 한국어
- 익다, 성숙하다
- 中文
- 成熟, 熟
- id
- matang, dewasa
- th
- สุก, แก่
- es
- madurar, madurar
- fr
- mûrir, maturer
- de
- reifen, reifen
- pt
- amadurecer, maturar
Common compounds
- 熟睡じゅくすいdeep sleep
- 成熟せいじゅくmaturity, growth
- 熟練じゅくれんproficiency, skill
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