幼稚

ようち
JLPT:N2
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1

Infancy (noun): historically used to refer to early childhood or infancy; this noun usage is limited and less common in everyday speech.

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この概念はまだ幼稚の段階にあると考えられている(文語的表現)。

This concept is still considered to be at an infancy stage (formal/literary expression).

2

Childish; infantile; immature — used (as a na-adjective) to describe thoughts, behavior, or expressions that are immature or unsophisticated.

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そんな冗談は幼稚だ。大人らしい対応をしなさい。

That kind of joke is childish. Behave like an adult.

彼の説明は論理的ではなく、どこか幼稚に感じられた。

His explanation wasn't logical and felt somewhat immature.

幼稚な考えを改める必要がある。

There's a need to change such childish thinking.

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