年長

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. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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