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Japanese word 定年: retirement age. Meanings and example sentences.

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定年 (ていねん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

定年 (ていねん) means retirement age.

See example sentences below.

定年 at a glance

定年

ていねんteinen

N1noun

retirement age

定年ていねんteinenN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 定年

Core meaning

retirement age

Basic example sentences

Example 1

日本の定年は六十五歳です。

Translation

The retirement age in Japan is 65.

Example 2

彼は定年で会社を辞めた。

Translation

He retired from the company at retirement age.

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