age
On'yomi (音読み)
- レイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- よわい
- とし
About this kanji
The kanji 「齢」 primarily means "age" and is used mostly in nouns rather than verbs. You will see it in several common compounds such as 高齢 (こうれい), which means "advanced age," referring to older individuals; 年齢 (ねんれい), meaning "age," which refers to how many years someone has lived; and 高齢者 (こうれいしゃ), which means "old person." Another interesting compound is 樹齢 (じゅれい), referring to the "age of a tree." A note to remember is that this kanji often has a formal tone, so it’s frequently used in contexts involving statistics or discussions about demographics.
Example sentences
彼女は齢を重ねても美しい。
She remains beautiful as she ages.
Meanings across languages
- English
- age
- Tiếng Việt
- tuổi
- 日本語
- 年齢
- 한국어
- 나이
- 中文
- 年龄
- id
- usia
- th
- อายุ
- es
- edad
- fr
- âge
- de
- Alter
- pt
- idade
Common compounds
- 高齢こうれいadvanced age, old age
- 年齢ねんれいage, years
- 高齢者こうれいしゃold person, elderly person, senior citizen
- 樹齢じゅれいage of a tree
- 老齢ろうれいold age, advanced age
- 適齢てきれいsuitable age
- 適齢期てきれいきsuitable age (esp. for marriage), marriageable age
- 年齢層ねんれいそうage range, age-group, age bracket
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