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歳: age

age; years old
13 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 16 words here

Readings

On
サイ・セイ
Kun
とし・とせ・よわい

さい, counter for age: 一歳(いっさい), 八歳(はっさい), 歳月(さいげつ), 万歳(ばんざい). 二十歳(はたち) is a special reading; せい in お歳暮(おせいぼ) "year-end gift".

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Key words

歳さいyears old (age counter)
二十歳はたちtwenty years old
歳月さいげつyears; time
お歳暮おせいぼyear-end gift
万歳ばんざいhooray; banzai

Example sentences

How old will Grandpa be this year?

My older sister turns twenty next month.

At the end of the year, I sent a year-end gift to someone who had looked after me.

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