Vocabulary

What does 年長 (ねんちょう, nenchou) mean?

年長 (ねんちょう, nenchou) means older (in age); oldest kindergarten class.

Quick facts
Readingねんちょう
Romajinenchou
Part of speechno-adjective, na-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ねんちょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnenchou

older (in age); oldest kindergarten class

  1. 1no-adjective · na-adjective · noun senior; older
  2. 2noun third-year kindergarten student

Example sentences

  • My daughter moved up to the oldest class in kindergarten.

  • He is the oldest person in the class.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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