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年とし寄より
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
81%
年とし寄より
8%
年としより
6%
としより
3%
Kanji used
年
year
寄
get near
Pitch accent
と
しよ
り
と
しより
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Used in: 1831
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
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
an old man's indiscretions
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Examples (12 in total)
The old dog barked.
Old men are apt to forget.
Old people need something to live for.
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