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定年帰農 (ていねんきのう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
post-retirement return to farming in one's hometown
Refers to the practice of retiring from a city job and moving back to one's rural hometown to take up agriculture. Often discussed in the context of aging rural populations and lifestyle changes.
近きん 年ねん 、 定てい 年ねん 帰き 農のう を 選えら ぶ 団だん 塊かい の 世せ 代だい が 増ふ え て いる 。
In recent years, more baby boomers are choosing to return to farming after retirement.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish 帰 homecoming, arrive at, lead to Similar words 帰き 農のう 帰農 means 'return to farming' in general, not necessarily tied to retirement. 定年帰農 specifically adds the retirement context.
定てい 年ねん 退たい 職しょく 定年退職 is simply 'retirement at the mandatory age', without the agricultural aspect.
Etymology Compound of 定年 (ていねん, 'mandatory retirement age') and 帰農 (きのう, 'return to farming'). The term emerged as a social concept in Japan, reflecting the trend of retirees moving from urban areas back to rural hometowns to engage in agriculture.
