年長

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See also: 年长

Chinese

year
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
trad. (年長) 年 長
simp. (年长) 年 长
anagram 長年／长年

Pronunciation

Adjective

年長

  1. older (in age); senior; elder

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
年 長
ねん
Grade: 1 		ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

年(ねん)長(ちょう) • (nenchō) 

  1. seniority
    • 1946, 織田作之助, それでも私は行く:
      千枝子(ちえこ)は弓子(ゆみこ)より二(ふた)つ年長(ねんちょう)でありながら、何(なん)か自分(じぶん)の方(ほう)が年下(としした)のような負(ま)け目(め)を感(かん)じていた。
      Chieko wa yumiko yori futatsu nenchō de ari nagara, nanka jibun no hō ga toshishita no yō na makeme o kanjite ita.
      Chieko was two years Yumiko's senior, but at the same time she felt like her junior and subordinate.

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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