定年

• 読み: ていねん
• ローマ字: teinen
• 漢字の分解: 定 (tei/sada) — fix, determine; 年 (nen/toshi) — year, age
• 発音: /teː.neɴ/

意味

Retirement age; compulsory retirement age. The age at which employees are required or expected to retire from a company.

A noun referring to the mandatory retirement age set by companies or organisations. In Japan, the standard retirement age has been gradually raised from 60 to 65. Common expressions include 定年退職 (mandatory retirement) and 定年を迎える (to reach retirement age).

例文

1. 父は来年定年を迎える。
2. 定年退職後に旅行を楽しむつもりだ。
3. 日本では定年が六十五歳に引き上げられた。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, life planning, society

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 定 (fixed, determined) and 年 (year, age). Established as a formal employment term during Japan's post-war economic development when lifetime employment became the norm.

文化的背景

時代: Post-war

世代: Working age

社会的背景: Professional