定年
Meanings
Noun
1. (compulsory) retirement age; age limit
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
2. (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
Other spellings
停年
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
ていねん
Used in vocabulary
定年離婚
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (brought on by retirement of the husband)
Noun
Examples9
私の
At our company, the retirement age is 60.
私
I have three years left until retirement.
父
By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
こんな
Such a judge should retire from his job before retirement age.
私
When I reach retirement age in 1998, I will have worked for the college for thirty years.
彼
He retired from the company at the age of 60.