年上

Chinese
year
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
simp. and trad.
(年上)		 年 上
anagram 上年

Pronunciation

Noun

年上

  1. (ACG) older person (in yaoi)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
年 上
とし
Grade: 1		 うえ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 年 (toshi, “year; age”) +‎ 上 (ue, “up; high, higher”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) としうえ [tòshíúé] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ɕiɯ̟ᵝe̞]

Noun

年(とし)上(うえ) • (toshiue) ←としうへ (tosiufe)?

  1. elder-ness, seniority: the state of being older than others
  2. an older person, a senior

Antonyms

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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