成長
せいちょう
growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
Meaning
- growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
- growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
Example sentences
「馬鹿」という言葉は、悪い言葉だと言われているが、私の成長してきた環境では、 それほど悪い言葉ではなかったように思う。
I'm told "idiot" is a bad word, but where I grew up it doesn't really feel that bad.
「背が伸びて入らないわよね」「そう、断じて太ったわけではない!」「成長したという便利な言葉は我々の切り札」
"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
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The market for luxury goods is growing fast.