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What does 定年 (ていねん, teinen) mean?

定年 (ていねん, teinen) means retirement age.

Quick facts
Readingていねん
Romajiteinen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ていねん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonteinen

retirement age

  1. 1noun (compulsory) retirement age; age limit
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
  3. 3noun minimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy)

Example sentences

  • I will reach retirement age next year.

  • Think about life after retirement.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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