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ねんちょう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. senior; older
Alt. forms
年ねん長ちょう
99%
ねんちょう
Pitch accent
ね
んちょう
Used in: 3
Composed of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
eldest
Examples (1 in total)
The elder sons are now quite independent of their father.