"年下" meaning in Japanese

See 年下 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [to̞ɕiɕita̠] Forms: 年下 [canonical] (ruby: (とし), (した)), toshishita [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 年 (toshi, “year; age”) + 下 (shita, “down; low, lower”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|年|下|sort=としうえ|t1=year; age|t2=down; low, lower|tr1=toshi|tr2=shita}} 年 (toshi, “year; age”) + 下 (shita, “down; low, lower”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|としした}} 年(とし)下(した) • (toshishita)
  1. younger-ness, juniority: the state of being younger than others
    Sense id: en-年下-ja-noun-ERymqU5k Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 12 60 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 10 67 6 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 58 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 61 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 59 41
  2. a younger person, a junior
    Sense id: en-年下-ja-noun-Nn237ivq Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 22 78
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "toshiue",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "年上",
          "としうえ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "年上"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "年",
        "3": "下",
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        "t1": "year; age",
        "t2": "down; low, lower",
        "tr1": "toshi",
        "tr2": "shita"
      },
      "expansion": "年 (toshi, “year; age”) + 下 (shita, “down; low, lower”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 年 (toshi, “year; age”) + 下 (shita, “down; low, lower”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "年下",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "年",
          "とし"
        ],
        [
          "下",
          "した"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toshishita",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "としした"
      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "20 12 60 7",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "younger-ness, juniority: the state of being younger than others"
      ],
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          "younger",
          "younger"
        ],
        [
          "juniority",
          "juniority"
        ]
      ]
    },
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              22,
              29
            ]
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            [
              24,
              34
            ]
          ],
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            [
              9,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I fell in love with a younger man!",
          "roman": "Suki ni natta danshi wa toshishita datta!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "好",
              "す"
            ],
            [
              "男子",
              "だんし"
            ],
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              "年下",
              "としした"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "好きになった男子は年下だった!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a younger person, a junior"
      ],
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          "junior"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "としした"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ɕiɕita̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "年下"
}
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    {
      "roman": "toshiue",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "年上",
          "としうえ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "年上"
    }
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    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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      },
      "expansion": "年 (toshi, “year; age”) + 下 (shita, “down; low, lower”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 年 (toshi, “year; age”) + 下 (shita, “down; low, lower”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "年下",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "年",
          "とし"
        ],
        [
          "下",
          "した"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "toshishita",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "としした"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "younger-ness, juniority: the state of being younger than others"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "younger",
          "younger"
        ],
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          "juniority",
          "juniority"
        ]
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          "english": "I fell in love with a younger man!",
          "roman": "Suki ni natta danshi wa toshishita datta!",
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              "好",
              "す"
            ],
            [
              "男子",
              "だんし"
            ],
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              "年下",
              "としした"
            ]
          ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a younger person, a junior"
      ],
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        [
          "junior",
          "junior"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "としした"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ɕiɕita̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "年下"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 年下 meaning in Japanese (2.0kB)

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