てい
定
ねん
年

noun

  1. (compulsory) retirement age, age limit.

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age), mandatory retirement.

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. minimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てい
定
ねん
年
 定年 ていねん ✔
てい
停
ねん
年
 停年 ていねん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

determine, fix, establish
テイ　ジョウ　さだ.める (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ　ショウ　ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
year, counter for years
とし　ネン　ね (1st, N5)