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齢
Age, Years
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
The kanji 齢 is mostly found in formal words such as 年齢 (age) and 高齢者 (elderly person). Everyday conversation usually uses 年 instead.
Memory Trick
Imagine counting the candles on a birthday cake to determine someone's age. Those birthdays help you remember 齢 means 'age.'
Readings
Onyomi: レイ (rei)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
年齢
ねんれい (nenrei)
Age
高齢者
こうれいしゃ (koureisha)
Elderly person
学齢
がくれい (gakurei)
School age
適齢期
てきれいき (tekireiki)
Suitable age
Example Sentence
年齢 を 教えてください。
ねんれい を おしえてください。
nenrei o oshiete kudasai
Please tell me your age.