中 年(ちゅうねん)

ちゅうねん

noun

middle age

person time-period

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+)

Related Words

Compare: 中高年(ちゅうこうねん) (middle-aged and older people)

Compare: 壮年(そうねん)期(き) (middle age)

Compare: ミドルエイジ (middle age)

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Added 2026.2.16 7:39 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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