JLPT N1 · Noun

晩年 (bannen)

晩年 (ばんねん, bannen) is a Japanese noun meaning “one's later years; final years (in life)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ばんねん
Romaji: bannen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 晩年

晩

nightfall, nightバン · 12 strokes

年

year, counter for yearsネン・とし · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 晩年.

晩ばんevening今晩こんばんtonight毎晩まいばんevery night晩御飯ばんごはんdinner年としyear年ねんyear去年きょねんlast year今年ことしthis year毎年まいねんevery year来年らいねんnext yearさ来年さらいねんyear after next万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen少年しょうねんboy青年せいねんyouth

Source: JMdict entry 1482230 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.