Illustration: In a neighborhood community center, three older adults gather around a table-tennis table after a casual game. Their gray hair, facial lines, and mature hands are clearly visible.

JLPT N2no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

年ねん配ぱい

nenpai

elderly, older

Example sentences

  1. この村むらには年配ねんぱいの方かたが大勢おおぜいいます。

    There are a lot of old people in this village.

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  2. だれが年配ねんぱいの人々ひとびとの世話せわをするべきなのか。

    Who should look after the elderly?

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  3. 年配ねんぱいの方かたは、とても早起はやおきです。

    Old people get up very early.

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Kanji in 年配

  • 年year; counter for yearsOnネンKunとし
  • 配distributeOnハイKunくばる

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