年(とし)

とし
noun
year, age
time-general
1. year
A calendar year or a period of one year. 今年(ことし) (this year), 来年(らいねん) (next year).
This year is busy.
Let's meet again next year.
よいお年(とし)をお迎(むか)えください。
Have a happy New Year. (said before the year ends)
It's getting hotter year by year.
The end of the year is busy every year, and I don't even have time for the big year-end cleaning.
2. age
A person's age. 年(とし)を取(と)る (to age), 年上(としうえ) (older).
年(とし)はいくつ?
How old are you?
年(とし)を取(と)った。
I got older.
She looks younger than her age.
As you get older, your body gets weaker. But you gain experience.

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年齢(ねんれい) is more formal and specifically means "age" (not year). 年(とし)はいくつ? (casual) vs. 年齢(ねんれい)は? (formal).