ねんぱい
Nenpai
Other forms: 年輩
年配 (Nenpai) is a Japanese noun meaning “(approximate) age, years, elderly, old”.
Meanings
- noun(approximate) age; years
- adjectival nounelderly; old; aged
- adjectival nounolder (than); senior
Examples
私は年輩の人を敬う。
I respect elderly people.
彼は年輩の婦人に仕えている。
He waits on an old lady.
スミス夫人は年配の女性です。
Mrs. Smith is an elderly lady.
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