定年

ていねん

(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement

JLPT N1 Common word Also written 停年

Meanings

Noun
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
Noun
minimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy)historical term

定年ていねんって、何歳なんさい？

What is age of retirement?
トムは６５で定年ていねんしました。

Tom retired when he was 65.
私わたしは定年ていねんまで３年さんねん残のこっている。

I have three years left until retirement.
はい、父ちちはもう定年ていねんしてます。

Yes, my father is already retired.
彼かれは定年ていねんまで大過たいかなく勤つとめあげた。

He served without any serious errors until he reached retirement age.

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私わたしの会社かいしゃでは６０歳ぜろさいが定年ていねんである。

At our company, the retirement age is 60.
彼かれは６０歳ぜろさいのとき定年ていねんで会社かいしゃを辞やめた。

He retired from the company at the age of 60.
彼かれの定年ていねん後あとの生活せいかつは不幸ふこうなものであった。

His life after retirement was unhappy.
父ちちは、定年ていねんまでに約やく３０年ねん働はたらくことになる。

By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
こんな裁判官さいばんかんは、定年ていねんより前まえに引退いんたいする方ほうがよい。

Such a judge should retire from his job before retirement age.
私わたしが１９９８年ねんに定年ていねんになるときは、その大学だいがくへ３０年ねん勤つとめたことになる。

When I reach retirement age in 1998, I will have worked for the college for thirty years.