- 四十
- I
しじゅう【四十】*forty〖U〗〖C〗II
A man who has not arrived by forty will never arrive. ((ことわざ))四十にして名を成さない人は永久に名を成さないであろう.
よんじゅう【四十】*forty〖U〗〖C〗40a forty-piece orchestra 40人編成のオーケストラ
She is well past forty. 彼女は40歳をかなり越えている.
¶ → 四十番目の* * *Iしじゅう【四十】forty; 〔ローマ数字〕 XL.●四十男 〔四十代の〕 a man in his forties; 〔四十歳の〕 a man who is forty
・四十がらみの fortyish; about forty years of age
・四十代の人 a quadragenarian; a person in his forties.
II●四十にして惑わず. At forty, one has no doubts.
よそじ【四十(路)】forty (years of age).●四十路の坂を越す be on the wrong [other] side of forty
III・四十路の坂を越した. He has turned forty.
よんじゅう【四十】=しじゅう1.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.