年長

ねんちょう

seniority

Also:third-year kindergarten student

What does 年長 mean?

年長 is a Japanese noun meaning seniority in English. It can also be translated as third-year kindergarten student depending on context. It is written as 年長 in kanji, ねんちょう in hiragana, and nenchou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

年長の息子たちは今は父親からまったく独立している。

The elder sons are now quite independent of their father.