What does 晩年 mean?
晩年 is a Japanese noun meaning “(one's) last years” in English. It is written as 晩年 in kanji, ばんねん in hiragana, and bannen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
この金時計は私にとって非常に大切なものだ。母が晩年に形見として私にくれたものだから。
This gold watch is the apple of my eye. Mother gave it to me as a keep-sake in her later years.