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What is the Kanji for 'Age'? | 齢

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Age', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Age' is 齢.

    kanji

    齢

    Meaning

    Age

    Reading

    kunyomiよわい

    yowai

    onyomiれい

    rei

    Parts

    令Orders 歯Tooth

    Example Word

    年齢: age (counter). The Japanese noun '年齢 (ねんれい)' means 'age'. It refers to the number of years a person or thing has existed. This word is commonly used in formal contexts, such as when filling out forms or discussing demographics. For example: What is your age?「あなたの年齢は何歳ですか?」(あなたのねんれいはなんさいですか?). The legal drinking age is 20「飲酒の法定年齢は20歳です」(いんしゅのほうていねんれいははたちです). Note that '年齢' is more formal than '歳 (さい)', which is also used to express age but in a more casual manner.

    Radical

    齒

    Stroke Count

    17

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1574

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 齢

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    令

    Meaning

    Orders

    kanji

    歯

    Meaning

    Tooth

Words Using 齢

This kanji is used in 2 words:

    word

    年齢

    Meaning

    Age (counter)

    word

    高齢

    Meaning

    Old age

Kanji Related to 齢 Through the Part 令

These 5 kanji contain the part 令 as well.

    kanji

    零

    Meaning

    Zero

    kanji

    領

    Meaning

    Territory

    kanji

    命

    Meaning

    Command, Life

    kanji

    冷

    Meaning

    Cold

    kanji

    鈴

    Meaning

    Small bell, Buzzer

Learn the Kanji 齢

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 齢 mean?

齢 means 'Age'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.