Word details

晩年

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

Dictionary

Entry

晩年んねんNounFreq #22068
1

one's later years; final years (in life)

Examples
この金時計は私にとって非常に大切なものだ。母が晩年に形見として私にくれたものだから。
This gold watch is the apple of my eye. Mother gave it to me as a keep-sake in her later years.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

nightfall, night

12 strokesFrequency 1,424JLPT N2Grade 6

On

バン

year, counter for years

6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ネン

Kun

とし

Nanori

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