中高年(ちゅうこうねん)

ちゅうこうねん
noun
middle-aged and older people
personsociety
1. middle-aged and older people; the middle-aged and elderly
A collective term for people in their middle years and beyond, typically from around 40 to 65 years old. Combines the concepts of middle age and older age into one demographic category.
中高年(ちゅうこうねん)向(む)けの健康(けんこう)講座(こうざ)。
A health course aimed at middle-aged and older people.
中高年(ちゅうこうねん)の転職(てんしょく)は簡単(かんたん)ではない。
Changing jobs is not easy for middle-aged and older workers.
中高年(ちゅうこうねん)になると、生活(せいかつ)習慣病(しゅうかんびょう)のリスクが高(たか)まる。
As you reach middle and older age, the risk of lifestyle diseases increases.

A compound of 中年(ちゅうねん) (middle age) and 高年(こうねん) (older age), abbreviated to 中高年(ちゅうこうねん). Widely used in media, government, and business contexts to refer to the demographic roughly between 40 and 65.

Usage

Very common as a modifier: 中高年(ちゅうこうねん)向(む)け (aimed at middle-aged and older people), 中高年(ちゅうこうねん)層(そう) (the middle-aged and older demographic). Frequently appears in discussions of health, employment, and social policy.

Common collocations

  • 中高年(ちゅうこうねん)向(む)け — aimed at middle-aged and older people
  • 中高年(ちゅうこうねん)層(そう) — middle-aged and older demographic
  • 中高年(ちゅうこうねん)の健康(けんこう) — health of middle-aged and older people
  • 中高年(ちゅうこうねん)男性(だんせい) — middle-aged and older men

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Related Words

Compare: 中年(ちゅうねん) (middle age)
Compare: 高齢者(こうれいしゃ) (elderly person)
Compare: 壮年(そうねん) (prime of life)
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