Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 後年(こうねん) in Japanese

後年
Kana Reading
こうねん
Romaji
kōnen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    future years; in (one's) later years
    Example sentence
    成長して後年有名音楽家になった。 He grew up to be a famous musician in after years.

Examples of 後年, こうねん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

Learn more
JLPT 5

6 strokes

year, counter for years

On'Yomi: ネン

Kun'Yomi: とし

Learn more