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年上

JLPT N3 Vocabulary

年上（としうえ）

older (in age)

Reading: としうえ
Sino-Vietnamese: niên thượng
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Noun / na-adjective: 年上の人, 私より二つ年上. Antonym: 年下. Compares only age, unlike 先輩 (senior in experience or school year).

Examples

彼女は私より三つ年上です。She is three years older than me.
年上の人には敬語で話します。I speak politely to people older than me.

Easily confused with

年下
先輩
目上
高齢

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