Vocabulary

What does 晩年 (ばんねん, bannen) mean?

晩年 (ばんねん, bannen) means one's later years, twilight years.

Quick facts
Readingばんねん
Romajibannen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ばんねん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbannen

one's later years, twilight years

  1. 1noun one's later years; final years (in life)

Example sentences

  • The painter left behind a masterpiece in his later years.

  • He spent his later years quietly in the countryside.

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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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