How to say "mature" in Japanese

• 大人っぽいおとなっぽいCommon
  i-adjectiveCovers 'mature' as a description of manner or appearance: having a grown-up air rather than a childish one. Typical context: saying that a young person seems mature for their age.
• 枯れるかれるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbCovers 'mature' as a verb: the process of one's personality or abilities becoming fully developed over time. It suggests a seasoned, mellowed quality, so it suits talk of inner growth rather than a grown-up appearance.

Use 「大人っぽい」 to describe someone or something that seems grown-up or mature in manner or appearance, and 「枯れる」 for the process by which a person's personality or abilities mature over time.

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• 大人っぽいおとなっぽいgrown-up (manner, etc.)
• 熟すじゅくすto ripen
• 熟れるなれるto mature (esp. by fermentation)
• 熟するじゅくするto ripen
• 老成ろうせいmature
• マチュアmature
• 大人びるおとなびるto look (sound, behave) grown-up
• 円熟したえんじゅくしたmellow
• アダルティadult
• アダルティックadult
• できたof fine character
• 器の大きいうつわのおおきいtolerant
• 器が大きいうつわがおおきいtolerant
• 枯れるかれるto mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
• こなれるto mature (e.g. personality)
• ろうたけるto become well-experienced
• 満ちるみちるto expire (of a period of time)
• 満つみつto mature