晩節

ばんせつ

Meanings

1. Noun, Adverb late in life; one's later years

Kanji

• 晩 nightfall. Read as バン.
• 節 section. Read as セツ.

Example sentences

• 文壇の大家ともあろう人が、まさか金銭トラブルを起こして晩節を汚すことになろうとは思いもよらなかった。
  It was unheard of for a literary master, of all people, to get in financial trouble and fall in ruins.
• かつてはあんなに輝いてたのに、老いらくの恋で若い愛人にガッポリ持ってかれるなんて、彼も晩節を汚したもんだな。
  He used to shine so brightly, but to be taken advantage of by a young lover in his old age—he really has sullied his later years.

Common phrases

• 晩節を汚す (ばんせつをけがす) to ruin one's reputation in later life

Words containing 晩節

• 晩節を汚す (ばんせつをけがす) to ruin one's reputation in later life

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists