(としした)

としした
noun
younger (in age); junior
1. younger; junior (in age)
Being younger than someone else; a person who is younger.
彼女(かのじょ)(わたし)より()(さい)年下(としした)だ。
She is two years younger than me.
年下(としした)同僚(どうりょう)(おし)えてもらった。
I was taught by a younger colleague.
(おっと)()(さい)年下(としした)です。
My husband is five years younger than me.

WORD FORMATION:
(とし) (age, year) + (した) (below) → below in years = younger

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜より年下(としした) - younger than ~
  • 年下(としした)(ひと) - younger person
  • ()(さい)年下(としした) - five years younger

USAGE:
Describes age relationships between people. In Japanese society, age differences often affect how people interact and what language they use with each other.

CULTURAL NOTE:
Dating or marrying someone 年下(としした) used to be less common, especially for women with younger men, but has become more accepted in modern Japan.

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