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N4 Noun, No-adjective

年上(としうえ)older, senior

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      older, senior

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    年上 【としうえ】

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      年上(としうえ)(ひと)には敬語(けいご)使(つか)おうと(おも)います。

      I will use honorifics for older people.

      • N4

      あなたは(ぼく)より年上(としうえ)ですか、それとも年下(としした)ですか?

      Are you older or younger than me?

      • N4

      (ぼく)(つま)よりも6歳(ろくさい)年上(としうえ)ですが、(つま)精神(せいしん)年齢(ねんれい)はとても(たか)いと(おも)います。

      I am 6 years older than my wife, but I think my wife's mental age is very high.

      • N4

      最近(さいきん)()()(はじ)めた彼女(かのじょ)には10()年上(としうえ)のお(にい)さんが二人(ふたり)いると()いた。

      I was told that my girlfriend who I recently started dating has two older brothers who are 10 years older than her.

      • N3

      (かれ)(ぼく)より(いく)つも年上(としうえ)であるかのように振舞(ふるま)っているが、実際(じっさい)には(おな)(どし)である。

      He acts as if he is several years older than me, when in fact he is the same age.

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