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年としより
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. old person; elderly person; senior citizen
Noun
Sumo
2. trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
3. senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4. important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Alt. forms
年とし寄より
82%
年とし寄より
8%
年としより
6%
としより
3%
Kanji used
年
year
Pitch accent
と
しよ
り
と
しより
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Used in: 229
Composed of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
Examples (3 in total)
Above all, be kind to old people.
He is not so old that he cannot work.
Her gray hair makes her look older than her age.