ねんちょう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. senior; older
Kanji used
year
long
Pitch accent
んちょう
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Composed of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
① ある組織において、命令を下し、行動を最終的に決定する権限を有する人。② 優れる部分。満ちている要素。アドバンテージ。③ 年長。
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
Examples (1 in total)
The elder sons are now quite independent of their father.