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
    • (Tokyo) ねんちょー [nèńchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [nẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

    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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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