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年長

ねんちょう

na-adjective

Meanings

1seniority
2senior
3older
4third-year kindergarten student

Example sentence

年長の息子たちは今は父親からまったく独立している。

The elder sons are now quite independent of their father.

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Kanji in this word

年Year, Counter For Years6 strokes 長Long, Leader, Superior8 strokes

More words with 年

年輪ねんりん · annual tree ringN1 年号ねんごう · name of an eraN1 同い年おないどし · of the same ageN1 定年ていねん · retirement ageN1 晩年ばんねん ·

Full entry on Jisho

(one's) last years

N1

一昨年いっさくねん · year before lastN2

年度ねんど · yearN2

年頃としごろ · ageN1

More words with 長

急成長きゅうせいちょう · rapid growth 長～なが～ · long ~N2 長引くながびく · to be prolongedN2 長女ちょうじょ · eldest daughterN2 長～ちょう～ · long ~N2 ～長～ちょう · leaderN2 長身ちょうしん · tall figure 長大ちょうだい · long and large

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