定年 (Teinen) is a Japanese noun meaning “(compulsory) retirement age, age limit, (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age), mandatory retirement”.
Meanings
- noun(compulsory) retirement age; age limit
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
- nounminimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy)
Examples
私は定年まで３年残っている。
I have three years left until retirement.
彼は定年まで大過なく勤めあげた。
He served without any serious errors until he reached retirement age.
私の会社では６０歳が定年である。
At our company, the retirement age is 60.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).