Word Meaning 寄る年波には勝てない
よるとしなみにはかてない
yorutoshinaminihakatenai
寄る年波には勝てない is read as よるとしなみにはかてない (yorutoshinaminihakatenai) and means nobody can win against advancing age.
Meaning
English
- nobody can win against advancing age
Reading
Kana
よるとしなみにはかてない
Romaji
yorutoshinaminihakatenai
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12年寄名跡
としよりみょうせき
official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)
Example Sentences
2寄る年波には勝てないんだよ。
No one can turn the clock back.
勝って当たり前だったあの選手も寄る年波には勝てない。
Even those players who saw winning as a given can't triumph over getting old.