中年(ちゅうねん)

ちゅうねん
noun
middle age
1. middle age, middle-aged
The period of life roughly between 40 and 60, or a person in that age range. Can be used as a noun or as a modifier.
中年(ちゅうねん)の男性(だんせい)が話(はな)しかけてきた。
A middle-aged man spoke to me.
中年(ちゅうねん)になると体力(たいりょく)の衰(おとろ)えを感(かん)じる。
When you reach middle age, you start to feel a decline in stamina.
中年(ちゅうねん)太(ぶと)りを気(き)にして、ジョギングを始(はじ)めた。
Worried about middle-age weight gain, I started jogging.

中年(ちゅうねん) refers to the middle years of adulthood, typically around 40 to 60.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 中年(ちゅうねん)男性(だんせい)/女性(じょせい) (middle-aged man/woman)
  • 中年(ちゅうねん)太(ぶと)り (middle-age weight gain)
  • 中年(ちゅうねん)の危機(きき) (midlife crisis)
  • 中年(ちゅうねん)以降(いこう) (from middle age onward)

AGE STAGES:

  • 青年(せいねん) (young adult, roughly 15-30)
  • 中年(ちゅうねん) (middle-aged, roughly 40-60)
  • 老年(ろうねん)/高齢者(こうれいしゃ) (elderly, roughly 65+)
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