JLPT N2 • KANJI

middle-aged

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

中年 (ちゅうねん) refers to middle-aged individuals, typically in their 40s or 50s. Both 中 (チュウ) and 年 (ネン) use their common On'yomi. Misreadings like ちゅねん (chunen) incorrectly omit the long vowel sound for 中. This term describes a specific life stage between youth and old age.

日本語解説

中年 (ちゅうねん) は、中年の年齢層、主に40代から50代を指します。中(チュウ)と年(ネン)は共に一般的な音読みです。「ちゅねん」は中の長音抜け、「じゅうねん」は中を誤読したものです。人生の円熟期を表します。

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