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    3. 定年

    定年

    定てい年ねん

    (compulsory) retirement age

    N1KMT3News #5+1CoreWork & CareerKanji Vocab14 strokes

    停年

    ていねん

    Noun

    1.
    (compulsory) retirement age, age limit

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    2.
    (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age), mandatory retirement

    Noun

    3.
    minimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy)
    historical term

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    父ちちは来らい年ねん定てい年ねんを迎むかえます。

    My father will reach retirement age next year.

    KMT3Work & CareerFamily & Relationships
    多おおくの企き業ぎょうでは、定てい年ねんを60歳ろくじゅっさいと定さだめています。

    Many companies set the retirement age at 60.

    KMT3Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    定てい年ねん後ごの人じん生せい設せっ計けいについて、早はやめに考かんがえることが重じゅう要ようです。

    It's important to think about life planning after retirement early.

    KMT4Work & CareerDaily Life
    定てい年ねん退たい職しょく後ごも、彼かれはボランティア活かつ動どうを続つづけています。

    Even after mandatory retirement, he continues his volunteer activities.

    KMT4Work & CareerDaily Life
    定てい年ねん延えん長ちょうの議ぎ論ろんが社しゃ会かいで活かっ発ぱつに行おこなわれています。

    Discussions about extending the retirement age are actively taking place in society.

    KMT5Work & CareerPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    定
    さだ.める・さだ.まる・さだ.か…(3)
    determine・fix・establish・decide
    年
    とし…(2)
    year・counter for years
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