Meaning of 年上 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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年上
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Kana Readingとしうえ
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Romajitoshiue
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- older; senior
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Example Sentences
年上, としうえ used in context
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She is a good deal older than he.
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She looks young, but as a matter of fact she is older than you are.
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She is senior to me by three years.
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She is three years older than I am.
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She is senior to me by six years.
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She is senior to me by two years.
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above, up
On: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン
Kun: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す
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