ねんこうじょれつ
Nenkoujoretsu
年功序列 (Nenkoujoretsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “seniority by length of service”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounseniority by length of service
Examples
日本では給料は大体年功序列による。
In Japan wages are usually in proportion to seniority.
今時、年功序列だなんて言っても、若い奴の反発を食うだけですよ。
If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).