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age, years old
The length of time someone has lived.
年齢を教えてください。
Please tell me your age.
年齢制限があります。
There's an age restriction.
年齢に関係なく参加できる。
You can participate regardless of age.
年齢 is a formal word for age.
FORMALITY:
More formal than 歳 or お年. Used in official documents, forms, and formal discussions.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 年齢を聞く: to ask someone's age
- 年齢制限: age restriction/limit
- 年齢層: age group/demographic
- 年齢順: in order of age
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 年齢に関係なく: regardless of age
- 年齢を重ねる: to grow older (literary)
- 年齢相応: age-appropriate
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 歳/年: age (casual)
- お歳: age (polite when asking)
- 年齢: age (formal)