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後年

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 後年.

Dictionary

Entry

後年うねんNounAdverbFreq #33048
1

future years; in (one's) later years

Examples
彼は後年は平穏に暮らした。
He lived quietly in the latter years of his life.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

behind, back, later

9 strokesFrequency 26JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる

Nanori

こししいしり

year, counter for years

6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ネン

Kun

とし

Nanori

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