享年

Chinese

enjoy year
simp. and trad.
(享年)

Pronunciation


Noun

享年

  1. (honorific) enjoying the age of ... at death (either for all cases, or specifically for people passing away at 30-59 years old)
    享年35享年35  ―  xiǎngnián 35 suì  ―  passed away at the age of 35

See also

  • 得年 (dénián) (for people dying at under 30 years old)
  • 享壽享寿 (xiǎngshòu) (for people dying at 60-89 years old)
  • 耆壽耆寿 (qíshòu) (for people dying at 90-99 years old)
  • 嵩壽嵩寿 (sōngshòu) (for people dying at over 100 years old)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: S
ねん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きょーねん [kyòónéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ːnẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(きょう)(ねん) • (kyōnen

  1. one's age at death
    享年(きょうねん) 37(さんじゅうなな)
    kyōnen sanjūnana
    passed away at the age of 37

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN